Rautakirja
Encyclopedia
Rautakirja Oyj is a Finnish
company operating subsidiary businesses such as R-Kioski
, Suomalainen Kirjakauppa
, and Finnkino
.
On the 25 August 2011 it was announced that Rautakirja will sell the Suomalainen Kirjakauppa segment of it's business to Otava
for in excess of 27 million euro.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
company operating subsidiary businesses such as R-Kioski
R-Kioski
R-Kioski is a chain of convenience stores owned by Rautakirja Oyj. Presently, there are 723 R-Kiosk shops across Finland. They sell a range of products, such as books, magazines, tobacco, ready meals, snacks, soft drinks and alcoholic drinks such as beer and cider, excluding wine and spirits...
, Suomalainen Kirjakauppa
Suomalainen Kirjakauppa
Suomalainen Kirjakauppa is the largest bookshop chain in Finland with it's flagship branch in Helsinki being Finland's largest bookshop. It was founded in 1912 and expanded to become Finland's largest bookshop chain in the 1990s....
, and Finnkino
Finnkino
Finnkino Oy is a Finnish film distributor and the biggest movie theatre chain in Finland. It was established in 1986 as a union of 34 companies working in the film industry. In 1994 Finnkino was acquired by the Rautakirja Group, which became a division of the Sanoma Group in 1999. Finnkino operates...
.
On the 25 August 2011 it was announced that Rautakirja will sell the Suomalainen Kirjakauppa segment of it's business to Otava
Otava
Otava Publishing Company Ltd. is a major Finnish publisher of books. It was founded in 1890 and now is the second largest in Finland. It publishes fiction, non-fiction, books for teenagers and children, multimedia and teaching materials. The number of new titles a year exceeds 400...
for in excess of 27 million euro.