''Stormklockan'' (Swedish: ''The storm clock'') was a political youth magazine published in Stockholm, Sweden, between 1908 and 1985.

History and profile

''Stormklockan'' was launched in December 1908 in Stockholm.

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was instrumental in the establishment of the magazine which was started as a weekly social democratic publication. Soon after its start the magazine was made the official media outlet of the Social Democratic Youth. Höglund served as its editor-in-chief. One of the contributors in this period was Allan Wallenius, a Swede from

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. Over time the magazine left its original ideology and adopted a socialist stance. During its existence it was published by different groups, including Social Democratic Youth, Young Left,

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and Red Youth. In 1917 ''Stormklockan'' was seized several times due to its close alliance with the

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. The magazine folded in 1985.

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