Arena | |
Editor: | Mikael Feldbaum and Malena Rydell |
Previous Editor: | Per Wirtén, Karolina Ramqvist and Devrim Mavi |
Category: | Current affairs, politics and culture |
Circulation: | 3,600 |
Founder: | Håkan A. Bengtsson and Per Wirtén |
Finaldate: | 2017 (print) |
Company: | Arenagruppen |
Country: | Sweden |
Language: | Swedish |
Issn: | 1652-0556 |
Oclc: | 186005604 |
Arena is a Swedish-language bi-monthly left-leaning magazine.[1] It publishes reports, interviews and essays on politics and culture. In 2017 the magazine went on online-only format.
Arena was founded by Håkan A. Bengtsson and Per Wirtén. It was first published in 1993 under the name Politikens, kulturens & idéernas arena. In 2003 the name was shortened to Arena.[2] The magazine has a socialist political stance. Per Wirtén served as the editor-in-chief of the magazine.[3] Another was Devrim Mavi, a politician.[4] As of 2014 it was one of the four Swedish magazine members of the European magazine-network Eurozine.[5]
Arena published six issues per year and had a circulation of approximately 3,600 copies in 2013.[6]