Magazines

Sanoma Magazines is the fourth largest consumer magazine publisher in Europe (based on 2007 net sales) and consists of four businesses. Our businesses publish over 300 magazines in 13 European countries, as well as several websites. With our media we have become market leader in Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, the Netherlands and Russia.


We have a broad international portfolio of magazines for women, men, youth and parents, both general and special interest. Internationally, Sanoma Magazines publishes the largest amount of weekly and monthly magazines for women.

We are license partner for amongst others:

  • Axel Springer Verlag: Autobild (Finland and the Netherlands)
  • Bauer Advertising: FHM (Hungary and Romania)
  • G+J: Geo (Finland)
  • Groupe Marie Claire: Marie Claire (Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary, the Netherlands and Romania)
  • Hearst Corporation: Esquire (Romania and Russia), Cosmopolitan (Bulgaria, Finland, Hungary, the Netherlands, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia and Ukraine), Good Housekeeping (Russia and Ukraine), Harper's BAZAAR (Romania and Russia) and Popular Mechanics (Russia)
  • Lagardère Active: ELLE (Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia) and ELLE Dekor (Croatia)
  • Mondadori: Grazia (the Netherlands and Russia), Interni (Russia)
  • National Geographic Society: National Geographic (Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Russia and Serbia)
  • Playboy Enterprises, Inc: Playboy (the Netherlands and Slovenia)
  • Rodale: Men's Health (Croatia, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, and Ukraine) and Prevention (Ukraine)
  • The Walt Disney Company: Donald Duck (Finland and the Netherlands)