Mladina časopisno podjetje

What Mladina časopisno podjetje does

Mladina časopisno podjetje d.d. is a Slovenian publishing company headquartered at Dunajska cesta 51, Ljubljana, that has operated since 1945 and publishes the weekly political and cultural magazine Mladina. The company runs a multi-brand portfolio targeting politically engaged, educated Slovenian readers: the core Mladina weekly covers political analysis, investigative journalism, interviews, cultural criticism, and commentary; sister titles include Monitor (a monthly technology and entertainment-electronics magazine), Global (a monthly digest of curated international press in English, French, German, and Italian), and Zakladnica Zdravja (a bimonthly health magazine). The Mladina brand maintains a long-standing editorial identity rooted in antifascist values and independent critical journalism, with archive content dating from 1988.

The underlying technology is a digital magazine platform delivering content via a website (mladina.si) and a mobile application for smartphones and tablets, complemented by a dedicated e-commerce storefront (trgovina.mladina.si). The company is structured as a Slovenian delniška družba (public limited company) but operates privately with no exchange listing, parent company, or external funding identified.

The business model is subscription-driven across both print and digital channels. Print subscription is priced at €22.9/month with up to 53 issues plus 6 special editions per year; digital subscription is €17/month for individuals and €20/month for legal entities, including full archive access; special editions are sold as an annual add-on at €40.50/year. Sister titles are similarly subscription-priced annually. Distribution combines direct home delivery, the owned online shop, and Slovenian newsstand retail. Go-to-market relies on the brand's organic social presence (Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter) and email newsletters for subscriber acquisition and retention. The company employs between 11 and 50 people and serves only the Slovenian market.

Name

Mladina časopisno podjetje

Legal name

Mladina časopisno podjetje d. d.

Website

https://mladina.si

Company type

Private

Founded year

1945

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mladina časopisno podjetje d.d. is a Slovenian publishing company (founded 1945) that operates the weekly political and cultural magazine Mladina plus sister titles Monitor, Global, and Zakladnica Zdravja, serving politically engaged Slovenian readers via print and digital subscriptions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Magazine Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312), Periodical Publishers (513120), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

News, Politics & Current Affairs Magazines (MPAJAEAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM), Arts, Culture & Literary Magazines (MPAJAEAN)

Keywords

• Weekly political magazine
• Slovenian magazine publishing
• Print and digital journalism
• Cultural news media
• Investigative journalism

Headquarters

HQ city

Ljubljana

HQ country

Slovenia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Print Subscription: Monthly subscription to printed Mladina magazine delivered to subscribers, including special issues. Includes up to 53 issues per year plus 6 special editions.
2. Online/Digital Subscription: Monthly subscription to Mladina web content and archived articles with free mobile app access. Includes access to archives from 1988 to present.
3. Special Editions Subscription: Annual subscription to Mladina special editions including summer Interviews and five other special issues.
4. Related Publications: Subscriptions to related magazines including Monitor (tech/entertainment), Global (international press selections), and Zakladnica Zdravja (health magazine).

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Mladina časopisno podjetje d.d. publishes the Slovenian weekly political and cultural magazine Mladina in both print and digital formats, selling access primarily through subscriptions. The company also publishes related niche titles: Monitor (technology/entertainment), Global (international press digest), and Zakladnica Zdravja (health and wellness), along with special editions of Mladina.

Product overview

Mladina časopisno podjetje is a Slovenian publishing company operating a multi-brand magazine portfolio. The core product is Mladina, a weekly political and cultural magazine with online access (Spletna Mladina) and special editions (Posebne izdaje). The company also publishes Monitor (technology/entertainment electronics magazine), Global (international press digest), and Zakladnica Zdravja (health magazine), all available through subscription and the company's e-commerce platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Monitor: Monthly magazine for entertainment electronics and new technologies
• Global
• Zakladnica Zdravja
• Mladina.si

Products and services

• Mladina (tiskana izdaja) The flagship weekly printed magazine published by Mladina časopisno podjetje, covering Slovenian politics, culture, society, and current affairs. Sold via subscriptions and at newsstands to individual Slovenian readers.
• Spletna Mladina Online digital edition of the Mladina weekly, providing web-based reading access and a searchable archive of past issues available to digital subscribers.
• Monitor A technology and entertainment focused periodical within the Mladina publishing portfolio, distributed to Slovenian readers interested in tech, gadgets, games, and pop culture.
• Global A periodical providing Slovenian-language summaries and analyses of international news and foreign press coverage, aimed at Slovenian readers seeking international affairs context.
• Zakladnica Zdravja A health and wellness oriented periodical in the Mladina publishing portfolio, providing Slovenian-language health content for general readers.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• MonitorminorOthersRelated publication under the Mladina publishing group. Leading monthly magazine for entertainment electronics and new technologies, published 13 times per year.
• GlobalminorOthersRelated publication under the Mladina publishing group. Monthly selection of best articles from international media (American, English, French, German, Italian).
• Zakladnica ZdravjaminorOthersRelated publication under the Mladina publishing group. Bimonthly health magazine featuring expert contributions on healthy living.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• The Economist: Global weekly news publication with a strong print + digital subscription model and a tradition of independent editorial commentary — comparable business model and weekly cadence to Mladina, though at vastly larger scale.
• Politico Europe: European political-journalism outlet with subscription-based access and a focus on policy and power in Europe — a broader incumbent that competes for the same politically engaged, paying reader persona Mladina targets.
• L'Express: French weekly news magazine with print and digital subscription products covering politics, culture, and society — comparable in cadence, content mix, and subscription revenue model to Mladina.
• Der Spiegel: Germany's flagship weekly news magazine with print and digital subscriptions and a strong investigative journalism brand — a broader incumbent analogue to Mladina's weekly political magazine with deeper scale and international reach.

Direct peers

• The Spectator: UK-based weekly political and cultural magazine with a long heritage, independent editorial stance, and subscription-based business model — directly comparable to Mladina's weekly political/cultural positioning and reader-paid model.
• Internazionale: Italian weekly magazine that curates and translates the best of international press — directly comparable to Mladina's 'Global' sub-brand, which selects articles from US, UK, French, German, and Italian media.
• New Statesman: British weekly political and cultural magazine sold primarily through subscriptions, with critical commentary and long-form interviews — a direct functional analogue to Mladina in a different (UK) market.
• Le Monde diplomatique: Monthly magazine focused on political analysis and geopolitics, distributed in multiple language editions through local partner publishers — comparable in critical-journalism positioning and through its translated/regional-edition model that resembles Mladina's potential export angle.

Regional players

• Mladina (Slovenia) — closest in-country: No direct Slovenian weekly political magazine competitor of equivalent scale identified; the company itself operates in a relatively niche position domestically. Listed peers therefore skew to functionality rather than geography.
• N1 Slovenia (media outlet): Slovenian arm of a regional news network providing digital news and political coverage — represents a domestic alternative for the same politically-engaged readership, though without Mladina's long-form weekly magazine format.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/spletnamladina
• Facebookfacebook.com/mladina.si
• Instagraminstagram.com/mladina_tednik
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mladina-d.d.

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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