''Grönköpings Veckoblad'' is a Swedish satirical monthly magazine. The name translates as "''The Grönköping Weekly''", or "''The Greenville Weekly''", Grönköping being a fictional Swedish town. The name Grönköping predates the magazine; it was first used by

Albert Engström Albert Engström (1869 – 1940) was a Swedish artist, author and member of the Swedish Academy from 1922. Albert Engström. ''sv.wikipedia.org''. Retrieved: June 27, 2013. Author and Artist Engström was born in Lönneberga, Kalmar County ( ...

as a headline for some of his drawings in 1895.

History and profile

Founded in 1902 by

Hasse Zetterström Hans Harald "Hasse" Zetterström (23 May 1877 – 1 June 1946) was a Swedish author, columnist and editor Hasse was born 23 May 1877 in Stockholm, Sweden, to father August Zetterström and mother Elisabet Zetterström (née Carlberg). 1 June 194 ...

as a supplement to ''

Söndags-Nisse ''Söndags-Nisse'' (Swedish: ''Sunday Nisse'') was a humor magazine published in Stockholm, Sweden. It was in circulation between 1863 and 1924. History and profile ''Söndags-Nisse'' was founded by Gustaf Wahlbom in 1862. The magazine contribu ...

'', it became an independent magazine in 1916. As of 2008 the editor in chief of the magazine was Ulf Schöldström. The magazine is based in Stockholm. The parody language Transpiranto, a caricature of Esperanto, was introduced in a 1929 article by Nils Hasselskog, "World language in Grönköping's school" ("Världsspråk i Grönköpings skola"). ''Grönköping'' has been characterized as a Sweden in miniature. Using bombastic and anachronistic language while purporting to describe and analyse current events in a serious manner, ''Grönköpings Veckoblad'' has become a Swedish institution and a standard for what is considered good satire. The declared editorial stance is that they "always agree with the government, especially when they are wrong."

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