Gefle Dagblad
Gefle Dagblad is a Swedish daily newspaper. Its first edition was published on 11 April 1895. A liberal paper, it competes with the Swedish [Social Democratic Party|social democratic] daily newspaper Arbetarbladet, also based in Gävle. As of 2015, it had a daily circulation of 21,100, making it the largest newspaper in Gävleborg County.
History
Founding and early years (1895–1918)
It was founded by in collaboration with Linkoln Blom, a printer. Its first edition was published on 11 April 1895. was appointed editor-in-chief in 1896. In 1901, it was among three newspapers in Gävle, the other two being Gefle-Posten and Norrlandsposten. It was cited as a liberal newspaper in 1906. Alongside Dagens Nyheter and Karlstads-Tidningen, Gefle Dagblad had expressed support for women's suffrage by 1911. The paper published a series of articles commissioned by the National Association for [Women's Suffrage (Sweden)|National Association for Women's Suffrage]. Karl Lindh's wife Klara Lindh, a notable suffragist, herself penned two articles, which were published in February 1912. The paper was described pro-prohibition in 1913, but their editorial statement also clarified that the Liberal Party contained both supporters and opposers.1919–1999
became editor-in-chief in 1919. By 1938, the street they were located on, Hattmakargatan, was known as "Gävle's Fleet Street" because four newspapers existed in close proximity there: Gefle Dagblad, Arbetarbladet, Norrlandsposten, and Nya Extrabladet.In 1951, Modén was succeeded by. In 1958, the paper won Pressen Tidning's Award for Best Front Page.
By 1965, Gefle Dagblad and Arbetarbladet were the two primary newspapers in Gävle. was editor-in-chief from 1968 to 1988. There was controversy in 1971 after Arbetarbladet received press support and Gefle Dagblad did not, despite a circulation difference of about 500 between them.
2000–present
The newspaper received a bomb threat in September 2015 after reporting connections between a mosque in Gävle and the Islamic State. The person who called in the threat demanded they remove an article about the imam of Gävle Mosque from their website. No bomb was ultimately found. In 2017, Abo Raad's son was convicted of threatening journalist, who was then the editor-in-chief of Gefle Dagblad. The same year, the paper moved with Arbetarbladet to a new building in. Gefle Dagblad had been previously located on Hattmakargatan since their inception in 1895. In January 2019, one of the newspaper's reporters was allegedly threatened and forced to delete pictures he had taken while reporting on the Nya Kastet school in Bomhus. The school, which had Islamist links, was later closed by the Swedish Schools Inspectorate and the former principal was later convicted of accounting violations.In February 2019, it was announced that Bonnier News would be acquiring, a group of local newspapers including Gefle Dagblad. The paper received press support for the first time in April of that year. became editor-in-chief in November.
In 2023, it was announced that printed newspapers would no longer be published on Sundays, starting 1 October.
In February 2025, newspaper's culture editor was recognized with the Dagen Nyheter critics' award,. Jacob Hilding, the grandson of Per Hilding, became editor-in-chief of Gefle Dagblad in July.
Circulation
In 1965, it had a circulation of about 32,000, slightly less than Arbetarbladet. In 1971, circulation was 31,800. Nine out of ten households in Gävle subscribed to one of the two primary newspapers. By 1981, Gefle Dagblad's circulation had increased to 34,003.In 2015, it had a daily circulation of 21,100, making it the largest newspaper in Gävleborg County.