| Frequency: | Four times per year |
| Category: | Political magazine |
| Company: | Fingo |
| Publisher: | Fingo |
| Firstdate: | 1985 |
| Country: | Finland |
| Based: | Helsinki |
| Language: | Finnish |
| Website: | Maailman Kuvalehti |
| Issn: | 1799-151X |
| Oclc: | 1121047376 |
Maailman Kuvalehti (Finnish: World's Pictorial Magazine) is a magazine which was published by KEPA, an umbrella organization of non-governmental organizations in Finland.[1] [2] [3] The print version of the magazine is published by Fingo which is the successor of the KEPA, four times a year.
Maailman Kuvalehti is published by Fingo in Finnish and focuses on global issues.[4] [5] More specifically, the magazine contains articles about daily life in developing countries and multicultural Finland.[6] Major aim of the magazine is to improve awareness on developing countries.[2] In the 2006 survey of the publisher it was founded that the readers were mostly positive about the stories on environmental issues, human rights and local cultures.[7]
Maailman Kuvalehti was formerly known as Kumppani (Finnish: Companion). The name was changed to Maailman Kuvalehti Kumppani (Finnish: World’s Pictorial Magazine Kumppani) in 2009.[2] It was further reported by KEPA that "Kumppani" would be eliminated from the title.[2] It was previously published six times per year.[1]