Siionin kevät

Siionin kevät ("Spring of Zion") was a Finnish-language Christian magazine for children published by Suomen Rauhanyhdistysten Keskusyhdistys (SRK), the central organization of the Conservative Laestadian revival movement in Finland. It appeared monthly and ran from 1978 to 2019, after which it was renamed Lasten polku ("Children's Path"). The publication's predecessor, Lasten Siioni ("Children's Zion"), had been published from 1931 to 1978. The magazine was aimed at young readers and contained Bible stories retold in child-friendly language, devotional texts, stories guiding Christian life, children's own letters and drawings, and a column collecting amusing things children had said. Each issue was 40 pages. Siionin kevät was part of SRK's family of publications, alongside Päivämies and Siionin Lähetyslehti. It was studied academically, for example in a 1999 master's thesis by Tanja Lamminmäki-Kärkkäinen on how outsiders were portrayed in the magazine. The brand is now defunct as a title, having been succeeded by Lasten polku.

Siionin kevät was published by Suomen Rauhanyhdistysten Keskusyhdistys (SRK), the central organization of the Conservative Laestadian movement in Finland. Its direct predecessor was Lasten Siioni, which ran from 1931 to 1978. In 1978 the magazine was renamed Siionin kevät and continued as a monthly Christian children's publication. It was issued once a month and ran to 40 pages per issue. Content included Bible stories adapted for children, devotional texts, stories guiding Christian life, children's own letters and drawings, and a column of amusing children's sayings. The magazine was part of SRK's publishing output alongside Päivämies and Siionin Lähetyslehti. In 2019 the title was changed to Lasten polku, ending the Siionin kevät name after 41 years. The magazine has been the subject of academic study, including a 1999 master's thesis by Tanja Lamminmäki-Kärkkäinen at the University of Oulu on the discursive image of outsiders in the magazine.

• 2019

  Magazine renamed Lasten polku, ending the Siionin kevät title.

• 1999

  Tanja Lamminmäki-Kärkkäinen completes a master's thesis on the magazine at the University of Oulu.

• 1978

  Magazine renamed Siionin kevät.

• 1931

  Predecessor magazine Lasten Siioni begins publication.

Christian children's magazine for Conservative Laestadian families in Finland

• Siionin kevät (monthly magazine, 40 pages)

1. 1Siionin kevät – Wikipedia (Finnish)fi.wikipedia.org
2. 2Siionin kevät – Wikidatawikidata.org