Østfold Arbeiderblad was a newspaper published in Sarpsborg

Sarpsborg

is a city and municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Sarpsborg.Sarpsborg is part of the fifth largest urban area in Norway when paired with neighbouring Fredrikstad...

 in Østfold

Østfold

is a county in southeastern Norway, bordering Akershus and southwestern Sweden , while Buskerud and Vestfold is on the other side of the bay. The seat of the county administration is Sarpsborg, and Fredrikstad is the largest city.Many manufacturing facilities are situated here. Moss and...

 county, Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

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It was started in 1921 as the regional newspaper for the Norwegian Labour Party

Norwegian Labour Party

The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....

. In the same year the Labour Party had lost its newspaper in the region, Smaalenenes Social-Demokrat

Demokraten

Demokraten is a local newspaper in Fredrikstad, Norway. Second in its city behind Fredriksstad Blad, it is published three days a week. The chief editor is Tomm Pentz Pedersen ....

in Fredrikstad

Fredrikstad

is a city and municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Fredrikstad....

, which had changed allegiance to the Social Democratic Labour Party of Norway

Social Democratic Labour Party of Norway

The Social Democratic Labour Party of Norway was a Norwegian political party in the 1920s. Following the Labour Party's entry into the Comintern in 1919, its right wing left the party to form the Social Democratic Labour Party in 1921...

. Published in Sarpsborg, Østfold Arbeiderblad also had a correspondent's office in Halden

Halden

is a both a town and a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The seat of the municipality, Halden is a border town located at the Tista river delta on the Iddefjord, the southernmost border crossing between Norway and Sweden.-History:...

. Editors include Nils Hønsvald

Nils Hønsvald

Nils Hønsvald was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour Party. He was one of the leading figures in Norwegian politics from 1945 to 1969.Hønsvald was born in Horten, Vestfold County, Norway...

 from 1927 to 1929, and subeditors include Ola Brandstorp

Ola Brandstorp

Ola Johan Brandstorp was a Norwegian journalist, sports official, politician for the Labour Party and military officer.-Pre-war career:...

 and Rolf Gerhardsen

Rolf Gerhardsen

Rolf Eilert Gerhardsen was a Norwegian journalist and influential cold warrior.He was born in Kristiania as a son of Gerhard Olsen and Emma Hansen...

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In 1927, the Labour Party and the Social Democratic Labour Party reunited. The Labour Party now had two newspapers in the region. Some wanted Smaalenenes Social-Demokrat to be the only one, but in Sarpsborg they wanted to keep a newspaper. Østfold Arbeiderblad was discontinued, and on 1 October 1929 the Labour Party started two new newspapers: Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad

Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad

Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad is a local newspaper in Sarpsborg, Norway. It is published six days a week. The chief editor is Eirik Moe.It was established in 1929, after the demise of Østfold Arbeiderblad, and was affiliated with the Labour Party. However, the newspaper ultimately became non-partisan...

in Sarpsborg and Haldens Arbeiderblad

Halden Arbeiderblad

Halden Arbeiderblad is a local newspaper in Halden, Norway.It was established in 1929 as a Labour Party newspaper, but has later become non-partisan...

in Halden.

From 1933 to 1937 the Communists

Communist Party of Norway

The Communist Party of Norway is a political party in Norway without parliamentary representation. It was formed in 1923, following a split in the Norwegian Labour Party. The party played an important role in the resistance to German occupation during the Second World War, and experienced a brief...

 had a newspaper in Sarpsborg which lent the name Østfold Arbeiderblad

Østfold Arbeiderblad (Communist newspaper)

Østfold Arbeiderblad was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Sarpsborg in Østfold county.Østfold Arbeiderblad was started as a weekly newspaper in 1933 as the Communist Party of Norway organ in the county. It defunct in December 1937, as a consequence of the party's decision to prop up the main...

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