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''Faktum'' is a street newspaper sold by
''Faktum'' is a street newspaper sold by homeless people
Homelessness or houselessness – also known as a state of being unhoused or unsheltered – is the condition of lacking stable, safe, and adequate housing. People can be categorized as homeless if they are:
* living on the streets, also kn ...
in Gothenburg and other cities in southern Sweden. It is the equivalent of ''Situation Sthlm
''Situation Sthlm'' is a street newspaper sold by homeless people in Stockholm, Sweden. It was founded in 1995, and was Sweden's only street newspaper until ''Faktum'' and ''Aluma'' were founded early in the 2000s.
In 2006 it was awarded the gran ...
'' in Stockholm, '' Aluma'' in Malmö
Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal pop ...
, Lund and Helsingborg
Helsingborg (, , , ) is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Scania (Skåne), Sweden. It is the second-largest city in Scania (after Malmö) and ninth-largest in Sweden, with a population of 113,816 (2020). Helsingborg is the cent ...
, and ''The Big Issue
''The Big Issue'' is a street newspaper founded by John Bird and Gordon Roddick in September 1991 and published in four continents. ''The Big Issue'' is one of the UK's leading social businesses and exists to offer homeless people, or individ ...
'' in English-speaking countries.
The paper was founded in 2001.
In 2006 it was awarded the grand prize of the Swedish Publicists' Association (''Publicistklubben'') together with its sister papers ''Situation Sthlm
''Situation Sthlm'' is a street newspaper sold by homeless people in Stockholm, Sweden. It was founded in 1995, and was Sweden's only street newspaper until ''Faktum'' and ''Aluma'' were founded early in the 2000s.
In 2006 it was awarded the gran ...
'' and '' Aluma''.
See also
*List of street newspapers
This is a list of notable street newspapers. A street newspaper is a newspaper or magazine sold by homeless or poor individuals and produced mainly to support these populations. Most such newspapers primarily provide coverage about homeless ...
*Homelessness in Sweden
Homelessness in Sweden affects some 34,000 people.
The Swedish government's response to homelessness has included commissioning national surveys on homelessness during the last decade that allow for direct comparison between Sweden, Denmark and ...
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* (archived) Street newspapers Newspapers published in Sweden Mass media in Gothenburg 2001 establishments in Sweden Publications established in 2001 Monthly newspapers {{Street newspapers