Folkeviljen
Encyclopedia
Folkeviljen is a former Norwegian
newspaper. Labour Party organ and was established by parish priest and later Member of Parliament Kristian Tønder
in Sjøvegan
1911, and published in Harstad
from 1917. Among its later editors were Harald Langhelle
, Alfred Skar, Sigurd Simensen
, Alfons Johansen and Erling Hall-Hofsø
. The newspaper ceased publication in 1956.
Norwegian language
Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language...
newspaper. Labour Party organ and was established by parish priest and later Member of Parliament Kristian Tønder
Kristian Tønder
Kristian Pedersen Tønder was a Norwegian priest and politician for the Labour Party.He was born at Sørli in Nesna as a son of farmers Peder Mikal Kristoffersen og Jacobine Kristine Arntsdatter . He graduated from Tromsø Seminary in 1883, and studied theology from 1887 until he graduated with the...
in Sjøvegan
Sjøvegan
Sjøvegan is a village and the administrative centre of the municipality of Salangen in Troms county, Norway. The population of the village is 729. The home venue of the Salangen IF team is located in Sjøvegan....
1911, and published in Harstad
Harstad
is the second largest city and municipality by population, in Troms county, Norway – the city is also the third largest in North Norway. Thus Harstad is the natural centre for its district. Situated approximately north of the Arctic Circle, the city celebrated its 100th anniversary in...
from 1917. Among its later editors were Harald Langhelle
Harald Langhelle
Harald H. Langhelle was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Dale, Hordaland, and became editor-in-chief of Nordlands Social-Demokrat in 1919. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from the Market towns of Nordland, Troms and Finnmark in 1921, and...
, Alfred Skar, Sigurd Simensen
Sigurd Simensen
Sigurd Simensen was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour and Communist parties.He was born in Vestfossen. He started his career as an iron and metalworker, working at Thunes Mekaniske Verksted. He first joined the Union of Iron and Metalworkers in 1907, and was politically...
, Alfons Johansen and Erling Hall-Hofsø
Erling Hall-Hofsø
Erling Hall-Hofsø was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour Party.In his young days he was a boxer for the workers' sports club Harstad AIF. He became a member of the central board of the Workers' Youth League in 1938. In 1946 he was hired as a journalist in the Labour...
. The newspaper ceased publication in 1956.