''Arbetarbladet'' ('The Workers' Newspaper') is a

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published in

Gävle Gävle () is a city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 77,586 inhabitants in 2020, which makes it the 13th most populated city in Sweden. It is the oldest city in the historical Norrland (Swede ...

, Sweden.

History and profile

The first issue of ''Arbetarbladet'' was published on 14 March 1902. The paper is published in

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Fredrik Ström Otto Fredrik Ström (10 July 1880 – 23 November 1948) was a Swedish politician, editor and a prolific writer. He held a seat in the Riksdag from 1916 to 1921 and from 1930 to 1948.Lars BjörlinOtto Fredrik Ström Riksarkivet.se. Retrieved 22 Au ...

was the

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of the newspaper during the period of 1908-1910.

Karl August Fagerholm Karl-August Fagerholm (31 December 1901, in Siuntio – 22 May 1984, in Helsinki) was Speaker of Parliament and three times Prime Minister of Finland (1948–50, 1956–57, and 1958–59). Fagerholm became one of the leading politicia ...

was the editor-in-chief between 1934 and 1942. Kennet Lutti was the editor-in-chief of the newspaper several years from 1994.Nya Lundstedt - dagstidningar / Kungl. biblioteket
Today Helena Nyman is the editor-in-chief. She took over after Daniel Nordström. In 2006 the newspaper had a daily edition of 26,100 copies. Its circulation was 21,600 copies in 2011. The circulation of the paper was 20,800 copies in 2012 and 19,500 copies in 2013.

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arbetarbladet 1902 establishments in Sweden Publications established in 1902 Daily newspapers published in Sweden Swedish-language newspapers Socialist newspapers Mass media in Gävle