The first newspaper in Sweden was ''Ordinari Post Tijdender'' an official publication of the Swedish government used to post government proclamations and news from official correspondents. It was renamed ''Post- och Inrikes Tidningar'' in 1821, and discontinued publication in 2007. In 1766 the Law on the Freedom of Printing (''[https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tryckfrihetsf%C3%B6rordningen Tryckfrihetsförordningen]'') established freedom of the press in Sweden. The first daily newspaper was ''Dagligt Allehanda'', published in Stockholm from 1769-1849. ''Dagens Nyheter'' began publication in 1864 as a low-cost, mass-appeal, newspaper. Despite declining readership and an increasing shift to online journalism newspapers in Sweden have high circulation.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Wikipedia:Svenska dagstidningar," in ''Wikipedia: Den fria encyclopedin'', https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svenska_dagstidningar, accessed 18 November 2020.</ref> | The first newspaper in Sweden was ''Ordinari Post Tijdender'' an official publication of the Swedish government used to post government proclamations and news from official correspondents. It was renamed ''Post- och Inrikes Tidningar'' in 1821, and discontinued publication in 2007. In 1766 the Law on the Freedom of Printing (''[https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tryckfrihetsf%C3%B6rordningen Tryckfrihetsförordningen]'') established freedom of the press in Sweden. The first daily newspaper was ''Dagligt Allehanda'', published in Stockholm from 1769-1849. ''Dagens Nyheter'' began publication in 1864 as a low-cost, mass-appeal, newspaper. Despite declining readership and an increasing shift to online journalism newspapers in Sweden have high circulation.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Wikipedia:Svenska dagstidningar," in ''Wikipedia: Den fria encyclopedin'', https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svenska_dagstidningar, accessed 18 November 2020.</ref> |