| Frequency: | 10 times per year |
| Category: | Sports magazine |
| Founded: | 1971 |
| Firstdate: | October 1971 |
| Country: | Finland |
| Based: | Helsinki |
| Language: | Finnish |
| Website: | Juoksija |
Juoksija (Finnish: Runner) is a Finnish language sports magazine which focuses on endurance sports, fitness, healthy living and running.[1] Founded in 1971, the magazine is one of the earliest publications in this category in Europe.[1]
Juoksija was launched in 1971, and the first issue appeared on October that year.[2] [3] The founders are Finnish brothers Tapio and Heikki Pekola.[2] [4] The magazine is published ten times per year.[1]
Tapio Pekola served as the editor-in-chief of Juoksija until 1998 who remained in the editorial board of the magazine until 2008.[2] Another editor-in-chief was Ari Paunonen.[2]
Juoksija sold 20,537 copies and had 72,000 readers in 2017.[3]