Nordens Frihet

Nordens Frihet (Swedish: Nordic Freedom) was a Swedish language anti-Nazi weekly magazine that was published by Samfundet Nordens Frihet, an association established to support the independence of the Nordic countries. The magazine existed between March 1940 and December 1945.

Nordens Frihet
EditorHarald Wigforss
CategoriesPolitical magazine
Frequency
  • Weekly (March 1940–April 1944)
  • Monthly (April 1944–December 1945)
FounderSamfundet Nordens Frihet
Founded1940
First issue28 March 1940
Final issueDecember 1945
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

History and profile

Nordens Frihet was started by an association, Samfundet Nordens Frihet, on 28 March 1940.[1][2] The editorial board consisted of ten individuals, including historian Nils Ahnlund and writer Eyvind Johnson, who were all members of the association.[3] Its editor was Harald Wigforss.[4]

The magazine was published on a weekly basis[4] until April 1944 when its frequency was switched to monthly.[2] It had an anti-Fascist political stance and encouraged the independence of the Nordic countries during World War II.[1] 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.[2] The magazine was also against Soviet Union's policies of invasion.[2]

Nordens Frihet ceased publication in December 1945.[1]

References
  1. Tora Byström (2016). "Nordic solidarity in print: the Nordens Frihet Association and its magazine, 1939-45". In Peter Stadius; Jonas Harvard (eds.). Communicating the North: Media Structures and Images in the Making of the Nordic Region. Burlington: Ashgate. p. 99. ISBN 978-1-317-16357-2.
  2. Erlend Eidsvik (2016). "Expressions of pan-Scandinavian sentiments in the magazine Fram among Scandinavian migrants in South Africa, 1914-1954". In Jonas Harvard; Peter Stadius (eds.). Communicating the North: Media Structures and Images in the Making of the Nordic Region. London; New York: Routledge. pp. 100–101. ISBN 978-1-317-16357-2.
  3. "Antinazister och nordister under andra världskriget" (in Swedish). forskning.se. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  4. "Namn att minnas – Harald Wigforss". Svensk Tidskrift (in Swedish). 31 December 1963. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
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