''Dagen'' was a Swedish newspaper published in 1896–1920. It began to be published in

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in December 1896 as a cheap newspaper, publishing daily with an evening edition starting in 1905. Its owner was the publishing company of ''

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'', and both papers had a common editor-in-chief, administration and office, but ''Dagen'' had its own editorial office. Dagen 2
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(andra upplagan, 1906)

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was the editor-in-chief from January 1898 to 1 August 1905 with D. Bergström as "assistant editor". The newspaper's position coincided with ''Aftonbladets. Regular employees at the paper include T. Blanche, A. Runström and E. Svensén. The annual subscription price in Stockholm was SEK 6, and SEK 5.50 in rural areas. Starting in December 1905, a special rural edition was also published, but it was withdrawn at the same time the newspaper began to publish an evening edition, which, like the morning edition, was intended for both Stockholm and the countryside. The single-issue price was initially 2 öre, but was raised in March 1901 to 3 öre. The format was gradually expanded from 5- to 8-column. The advertising price was in both editions together was SEK 1 per cm. before the text 80 öre per cm. after. Both editions totaled around 30,000 copies. The subscription price SEK 6, adjusted for inflation between 1897 and 2020, would be equivalent to

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38 / year in 2020. In 1913, a special company was formed for the continued publication of the newspaper. It was moved to

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in 1916, where it was published under the name of Skånetidningen Dagen by another new company, "Skånetidningen Dagens a.-b.", until it was closed down at the end of 1920. Dagen 2
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(andra upplagans supplement, 1923)

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Full-text of Dagen, 1896-1906
from The

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before 1927. {{DEFAULTSORT:Dagen Defunct newspapers published in Sweden Newspapers established in 1896 Publications disestablished in 1920 Newspapers published in Stockholm Swedish-language newspapers 1896 establishments in Sweden 1890s establishments in Stockholm 1920 disestablishments in Sweden 20th-century disestablishments in Stockholm