''Folkviljan'' (Swedish: ''People's Will'') was a newspaper published in Malmö, Sweden, between 1882 and 1883. It is known as the first social democratic publication in Sweden. It is also known for its founder and editor

August Palm August Teodor Palm (5 February 1849 – 14 March 1922) was a Swedish socialist activist and a key person in introducing the then revolutionary social democratic labour movement in Sweden. Life Early activism The son of a school teacher ...

History and profile

''Folkviljan'' was established by August Palm in Malmö in 1882. Its first issue appeared on 4 March that year. Palm also edited the paper. In addition, all articles were written by him until 1884 when Henrik Menander was hired as editorial secretary. ''Folkviljan'' was one of the publications affiliated with

social democrats Social democracy is a social, economic, and political philosophy within socialism that supports political and economic democracy and a gradualist, reformist, and democratic approach toward achieving social equality. In modern practice, s ...

. It featured the first socialist program in Swedish. The paper temporarily ceased publication in 1883 and published only sporadically until its closure in 1885. Following this incident Palm moved to Stockholm where he started another newspaper entitled ''

Social-Demokraten ''Social-Demokraten'' () was a Swedish daily Social Democratic newspaper, belonging to the Swedish Social Democratic Party. The paper was founded in 1885 by Axel Danielsson and August Palm. Palm also edited the paper from 1885 to 1886. Another ...

''.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Folkviljan 1882 establishments in Sweden 1885 disestablishments in Sweden Defunct newspapers published in Sweden Mass media in Malmö Newspapers established in 1882 Publications disestablished in 1885 Socialist newspapers Swedish-language newspapers 19th-century establishments in Malmöhus County