MikroBitti – my favorite magazine since 1984
MikroBitti is a Finnish computer magazine that has been published from 1984 to the present day. I have read and collected every single issue, from the very first one to the most recent.
To date (January 2026), a total of 442 issues of MikroBitti magazine have been published. This total is based on the magazine’s long history and its annual publication schedule:
1984–2014: For nearly this entire period, the magazine was published 12 times a year (occasionally including double issues, such as 6–7).
2015–2017: After the magazine was acquired by Talentum (later Alma Media), the publication frequency decreased to 11 issues per year.
From 2018 onwards: The frequency was further reduced to 10 issues per year
The very first issue of the magazine holds a place of honor in my museum.
One of my big dreams came true when MikroBitti magazine published a multi-page feature about my collection in issue 2/2019. The article was titled ’Home to a Thousand Machines’.
”The very first issue also featured a comparison table of all the computers available for sale in Finland at the time. When I started my collecting hobby, I decided to collect every single computer listed in that magazine. I have almost succeeded. I am still missing a computer called the NewBrain. Would you happen to have one to donate or sell to me?”
