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Social democrat newspaper in Sweden (1887–2000)

Arbetet Founder Axel Danielsson Founded 6 August 1887 Ceased publication 30 September 2000 Political alignment Social democrat Language Swedish Headquarters Malmö Country Sweden ISSN 1400-2345 OCLC number 477525534 Media of Sweden List of newspapers

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***Arbetet*** ([Swedish](/source/Swedish_language): *The Labour*) was a Swedish-language social democrat newspaper published in Malmö, Sweden, from 1887 to 2000.

## History and profile

*Arbetet* was first published in Malmö on 6 August 1887.[1][2] [Axel Danielsson](/source/Axel_Danielsson) was the founder[3][4] and served as the [editor-in-chief](/source/Editor-in-chief) of the paper between 1887 and 1889.[1] The paper had a social democrat leaning[1][5] and was officially affiliated with the [Social Democratic Party](/source/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Sweden).[6][7]

The target audience of *Arbetet* was not only Malmö workers, but also economically [middle-class](/source/Middle-class).[8] The paper described the food riots in Sweden in April 1917 as dignified and impressive.[9] [Bengt Lidforss](/source/Bengt_Lidforss) was among the contributors of *Arbetet*[10] who published articles about natural sciences, politics, philosophy and literature.[11]

The paper awarded the Let Live Award (Swedish: *Låt leva-priset*).[12] In 1981 the recipient of the award was [Lech Wałęsa](/source/Lech_Wa%C5%82%C4%99sa).[12]

*Arbetet* ceased publication on 30 September 2000 soon after it went [bankrupt](/source/Bankruptcy) in August 2000.[2][13][14]

### Editors-in-chief and staff

As mentioned above the founding editor-in-chief of *Arbetet* was Axel Danielsson between 1887 and 1889.[1] In the 1910s [Bengt Lidforss](/source/Bengt_Lidforss) served as the editor-in-chief of the paper.[15] Another editor-in-chief was [Allan Vougt](/source/Allan_Vougt) who was succeeded by [Gösta Netzén](/source/G%C3%B6sta_Netz%C3%A9n) in 1944.[16][17] Netzén was in office until 1957.[16] Frans Nilsson was named as its editor-in-chief in 1961.[18] From 1980 to 1990 [Lars Engqvist](/source/Lars_Engqvist) was its editor-in-chief.[19]

[Fredrik Sterky](/source/Fredrik_Sterky) worked as the business manager of *Arbetet*.[20]

### Circulation

*Arbetet* was the best-selling newspaper in Malmö in the 1930s selling more copies than the other Malmö papers *[Skånska Dagbladet](/source/Sk%C3%A5nska_Dagbladet)* and *[Sydsvenska Dagbladet](/source/Sydsvenskan)*.[21] However, its coverage of the Malmö households was less than 50% reducing its dominance in the region.[21] In addition, *Sydsvenska Dagbladet* managed to sell more copies than *Arbetet* from the mid-1950s.[21] When a social democratic news magazine entitled *[Ny Tid](/source/Ny_Tid_(Gothenburg))* which was headquartered in Gothenburg folded in 1965, *Arbetet* acquired its circulation.[21]

In the 1980s *Arbetet* enjoyed high levels of circulation and readership.[2] In 1998 the paper sold 54,000 copies on weekdays and 58,000 copies on Sundays.[22]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-atl_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-atl_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-atl_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-atl_1-3) A. T. Lane, ed. (1995). [*Biographical Dictionary of European Labor Leaders*](https://books.google.com/books?id=VlR8YCE8lkQC&pg=PA242). Westport, CT; London: Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 242. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-313-26456-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-313-26456-6).

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Lennart Leopold (2001). [*Skönhetsdyrkare och socialdemokrat*](https://hkr.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:240723/FULLTEXT01) (PhD thesis). [Lund University](/source/Lund_University).

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Magnus Nilsson (2010). ["From "Industrial" to "Colorful""](http://mau.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A1409884&dswid=9858). *MIM Working Paper Series*. **10** (2): 13.

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