''Vecko-Journalen'' (

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: ''Weekly Record'') was a weekly magazine published under various titles from 1910 to 2002.

History and profile

''Vecko-Journalen'' was founded by Erik Åkerlund in 1910. The same year he also established the publishing company Åhlén & Åkerlunds. The magazine was based in

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and was published on a weekly basis. Among many others, Börge Bengtsson served as the

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of the magazine. It was one of the Swedish publications which featured news materials provided by the Swedish Intelligence Agency during

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. It was published weekly from 1910 to 1963 when it merged with the magazine '' Idun'' and took the

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''Idun-Veckojournalen''. The merged magazine continued to be published weekly until 1980, when falling circulation figures forced it to a monthly cycle, and it was renamed '' Månadsjournalen'' (Swedish: ''Monthly Record''). It ceased publication in 2002.

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WorldCat record
1910 establishments in Sweden 1963 disestablishments in Sweden Defunct magazines published in Sweden Magazines established in 1910 Magazines disestablished in 1963 Magazines published in Stockholm Swedish-language magazines Weekly magazines published in Sweden {{Sweden-mag-stub