The Finnish chess problem magazine

• Published since year 1946
• Informs on both national and international events, composing and solving competitions and organizational issues
• 5-6 issues in a year in A5-format
• Old name was "Suomen Tehtäväniekat"

• Columns for original chess problems: orthodox mates, studies, helpmates, selfmates, fairies, retrograde problems and mathematical chess problems
• Solving competition for original problems
• Small is beautiful – column for lightweight problems
• Study articles by Pauli Perkonoja
• Editorial
• Paha pähkinä - A Hard Nut To Crack by Neal Turner
• Summary in English:

  1/2001 2/2001 3/2001 4-5/2001 6/2001
  1/2002 2/2002 3/2002 4-5/2002 6/2002
  1/2003 2/2003 3/2003 4-5/2003 6/2003
  1/2004 2/2004 3/2004 4-5/2004 6/2004
  1/2005 2/2005 3/2005 4/2005 5/2005
  1/2006 2/2006 3/2006 4-5/2006 6/2006
  1/2007 2/2007 3/2007 4-5/2007 6/2007
  1/2008 2/2008 3-4/2008 5/2008 6/2008
  1/2009 2/2009 3/2009 4-5/2009 6/2009
  1/2010 2/2010 3/2010 4/2010 5-6/2010
  1/2011 2/2011 3/2011 4-5/2011

Other columns:

• Announcements and awards of national composing competitions
• Column presenting recently successful Finnish problems
• Composer portraits
• Information on important international composing competitions
• Presentation of topical books
• Reports on WFCC congresses

The editor in chief is Jorma Paavilainen, Eetinkuja 3 N 56, FI-02360 Espoo, Finland.
Other members of the editorial board are Hannu Harkola, Henry Tanner, Mikael Grönroos (original direct mates), Pauli Perkonoja (original studies), Terho Marlo (original helpmates), Johan Beije (original selfmates) and Hannu Sokka (original fairies and retros).

Subscriptions abroad

You may pay for your subscription in various ways, for example:

1. International Money order or Postal order.
2. International or Personal Cheque. Please, add 10 euros for bank fees!
3. To our bank account:
   BIC-code: PSPBFIHH
   IBAN-code: FI4680002004659651
4. Cash (EUR, USD, GBP, CHF, ...) in a registered and/or insured letter.

In addition to the alternatives mentioned, you may pay to Finnish participants during WFCC meetings, arrange exchange for problem chess magazines etc.

The subscription fee abroad is mentioned on the 2nd page of every issue. For 2011, the subscription fee abroad is 28 Euros.

For details, please contact either the editor in chief Jorma Paavilainen or ST Treasurer: Kauko Virtanen, Välimäenkuja 3 D 20, FI-33430 Vuorentausta. Tel. + 358-(0)3-3483447.

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