''Populär Historia'' (

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

: ''Popular History'') is a Swedish language monthly history magazine published in

Malmö Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal pop ...

, Sweden. The magazine has been in circulation since 1991 and is the first history oriented periodical in the country.

History and profile

''Populär Historia'' was started in 1991. The founding company was Historiska Media. The LRF Media acquired the magazine in May 2010 and owned it until 1 June 2016 when it was sold to the

Bonnier Group Bonnier AB (), also the Bonnier Group, is a privately held Swedish media group of 175 companies operating in 15 countries. It is controlled by the Bonnier family. Background The company was founded in 1804 by Gerhard Bonnier in Copenhagen, Denma ...

. The magazine is based in

. Since 2016 the magazine has been published by the Bonnier Publications on a monthly basis. As of 2016 Jacob Wiberg was the

editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...

of the magazine. In 2007 the majority of ''Populär Historia'' readers were men. The circulation of the magazine was 22,300 copies in 2000. The magazine sold 35,000 copies in 2009.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Popular Historia 1991 establishments in Sweden Bonnier Group History magazines Magazines established in 1991 Mass media in Malmö Monthly magazines published in Sweden Swedish-language magazines