''Nordens Frihet'' () was a Swedish language

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weekly magazine that was published by

Samfundet Nordens Frihet Samfundet Nordens Frihet (, "Nordic Freedom Society") was a Swedish association founded in 1939 to promote independence for the Nordic countries during the Second World War. The association was dissolved in 1946. History Initially Samfundet Nord ...

, an association established to support the independence of the

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. The magazine existed between March 1940 and December 1945.

History and profile

''Nordens Frihet'' was started by an association, Samfundet Nordens Frihet, on 28 March 1940. The editorial board consisted of ten individuals, including historian

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and writer

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, who were all members of the association. Its editor was Harald Wigforss. The magazine was published on a weekly basis until April 1944 when its frequency was switched to monthly. It had an anti-Fascist political stance and encouraged the independence of the Nordic countries during

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. Following the invasion of Denmark and Norway by the Nazi forces in April 1940 it called for the formation of a defensive alliance by Sweden and Finland. The magazine was also against Soviet Union's policies of invasion. ''Nordens Frihet'' ceased publication in December 1945.

References

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