Founder(s) Axel Danielsson Political alignment Social democrat Ceased publication 30 September 2000 | Founded 6 August 1887 Language Swedish Headquarters Malmö | |
Arbetet (meaning The Labour in English) was a Swedish-language social democrat newspaper published in Malmö, Sweden, between 1887 and 2000.
History and profile
Arbetet was first published in Malmö on 6 August 1887. Axel Danielsson was the founder and served as the editor-in-chief between 1887 and 1889. The paper had a social democrat leaning and had an official affiliation with the Social Democratic Party.
The target audience of Arbetet was not only Malmö workers but also economically subordinate middle-class. Bengt Lidforss was among the contributors of Arbetet. He published articles about natural sciences and political, philosophical and literary issues.
Frans Nilsson served as the editor-in-chief of Arbetet who assumed the post in 1961. From 1980 to 1990 Lars Engqvist was the editor-in-chief.
The paper awarded the Let Live Award (in Swedish Låt leva-priset). In 1981 the recipient of the award was Lech Walesa.
In the 1980s Arbetet enjoyed high levels of circulation and readership. In 1998 the paper had a circulation of 54,000 copies on weekdays and 58,000 copies on Sundays.
Arbetet ceased publication on 30 September 2000 soon after it went bankrupt in August 2000.