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Aftonbladet

Aftonbladet is a Swedish tabloid-format newspaper based in Stockholm and one of the largest news outlets in the Nordic region. It has a social-democratic editorial profile on its opinion pages and covers news, politics, sport, and entertainment, with a strong presence as a digital news destination.

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Editorial perspective of Aftonbladet

Aftonbladet is generally regarded as left-leaning in its editorial orientation, according to widely cited media-bias assessments.

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