Tidningen Arbetet

What Tidningen Arbetet does

Tidningen Arbetet is a Swedish labor-focused news publication operated under LO Mediehus, the media division of the Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO – Landsorganisationen i Sverige). Headquartered in Stockholm with 31 employees, the publication produces daily news, investigative journalism, opinion columns, and cultural coverage centered on workers' rights, workplace conditions, wages, union activity, and class politics. Its editorial mandate, "Ett bättre arbetsliv kräver modig journalistik" ("A better working life requires courageous journalism"), positions it as a counterweight to mainstream commercial media on labor issues, with ongoing series such as "Fattigsverige 2026" highlighting socioeconomic inequality.

The company distributes its journalism through a multi-channel platform: the arbetet.se website serves as the primary digital hub; e-tidning digital subscriptions and email newsletters (Nyhetsbrev) capture recurring readership; and podcast series including Kommentariatet, KNEGET, Från Golvet, and Arbetet Krim extend reach into audio. Beyond the flagship Arbetet title, LO Mediehus operates six additional union-affiliated newspapers — Kommunalarbetaren, Handelsnytt, Fastighetsfolket, Sekotidningen, Mål och Medel, and Tidningen Elektrikern — covering municipal workers, retail employees, property workers, service/communications workers, food industry workers, and electricians respectively. A newly launched utility tool, A-kassekollen, provides an unemployment-benefit calculator for workers.

The business model is anchored in institutional backing from LO rather than market-driven revenue maximization. Distribution is structurally embedded through union membership rosters, and monetization is supported by digital subscriptions and advertising on the platform. There is no disclosed revenue, no public ownership, no external venture or private equity funding, and no API or developer-facing technology infrastructure. Leadership comprises seven sub-brand editors-in-chief plus a political editor, an investigative editor, and supporting editorial and operational roles.

Name

Tidningen Arbetet

Legal name

Tidningen Arbetet

Website

https://arbetet.se

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tidningen Arbetet is a Stockholm-based Swedish labor newspaper operated by LO Mediehus, publishing daily news, investigative journalism, podcasts, and digital tools on workers' rights and workplace conditions for Sweden's LO-affiliated trade union members and the broader working class.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Labor Journalism / Trade Union News Media

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

News, Politics & Current Affairs Magazines (MPAJAEAO)

Keywords

• Labor journalism
• Trade union media
• Workers' rights news
• Investigative journalism
• Workplace news

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Tidningen Arbetet publishes Swedish labor and workplace journalism through its print newspaper, website (arbetet.se), podcasts, e-newspaper editions, and email newsletters. It is operated by LO Mediehus and covers workers' rights, wages, collective bargaining, workplace safety, union activities, and political commentary. It also distributes digital tools such as an unemployment benefit calculator (A-kassekollen) and maintains sub-brand union newspapers.

Product overview

Tidningen Arbetet operates as a multi-brand media platform under LO Mediehus (the LO Media House), publishing a unified portfolio of seven distinct labor union newspapers alongside digital services. The core product is Arbetet, supplemented by six sub-brand publications covering specific union sectors: Kommunalarbetaren (municipal workers), Handelsnytt (retail/trade workers), Fastighetsfolket (property/facility workers), Sekotidningen (service/communications workers), Mål och Medel (food industry workers), and Tidningen Elektrikern (electricians). The platform extends beyond print through digital offerings including three podcasts (Kommentariatet, KNEGET, Från Golvet), an e-newspaper subscription service, and utility tools like the A-kassekollen unemployment benefit calculator and email newsletters. The publications share investigative journalism, labor rights coverage, and political commentary as their editorial focus.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kommunikationsplattform: Labor and workplace news outlet
• Kommentariatet
• KNEGET
• Arbetet Krim

Products and services

• Arbetet (main newspaper)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• LO MediehuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTidningen Arbetet is published by LO Mediehus, the media house of the Swedish Trade Union Confederation (Landsorganisationen i Sverige, LO). LO Mediehus publishes several trade union newspapers including Arbetet, Kommunalarbetaren, Handelsnytt, Sekotidningen, Fastighetsfolket, Tidningen Elektrikern, and Mål och Medel. This affiliation connects Arbetet directly to the Swedish labor movement.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Dagens Nyheter: Sweden's leading quality national broadsheet. Comparable as a major Swedish subscription-based news outlet competing for the same general labor-market reader attention, though operating at a much broader editorial and demographic scope than Arbetet.
• Svenska Dagbladet: Major Swedish national newspaper with broad political coverage. A relevant comparable as a subscription-driven Swedish news brand competing for the same reader wallet, though ideologically more centrist than Arbetet.
• The Guardian: Major international newspaper with longstanding investment in labor, worker rights, and investigative journalism coverage. Comparable as an editorial model for combining union-friendly coverage with sustainable digital subscription economics, though at vastly greater scale.
• Aftonbladet: Sweden's largest newspaper by circulation with historically strong working-class readership and labor-coverage traditions. Comparable to Arbetet in audience overlap (Swedish working-class readers) but with a much broader editorial mandate and significantly larger scale.
• Expressen: One of Sweden's two major tabloid dailies with national reach. Comparable as a Swedish subscription news outlet with broad political and labor coverage, though operating at substantially larger scale and with a non-aligned editorial stance.

Regional players

• Sydsvenskan: Major Swedish regional newspaper serving southern Sweden (Skåne/Malmö). Comparable as a domestic Swedish subscription-based daily operating in the same broader news market, though with regional rather than labor-specialized positioning.
• Göteborgs-Posten: Major Swedish regional newspaper based in Gothenburg. Comparable as a Swedish subscription news brand with digital subscription infrastructure, though serving primarily a regional rather than labor-focused audience.
• Politiken: Denmark's largest broadsheet newspaper with strong labor-movement heritage. Comparable as a Nordic subscription daily with historical ties to the trade union movement and similar ideological positioning, though serving the Danish rather than Swedish market.

Direct peers

• KlasseKampen: Norwegian left-wing daily newspaper with a strong labor, class-politics, and workers' rights editorial focus. Closely comparable to Arbetet in ideological positioning and target audience, despite operating outside the official LO Norway structure.
• Arbeideren: The official newspaper of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO Norway), providing labor-focused journalism, workers' rights coverage, and political commentary. The closest structural analog to Arbetet as a Nordic union-affiliated daily with a similar editorial mandate.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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