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| | HistoryLink Essay: First Swedish newspaper, Westra Posten, issued in Seattle about March 8, 1889. |
 | | On about March 8, 1889, the first Swedish newspaper issued in Seattle is the Westra Posten (1889-1946). |
 | | In 1930, the newspaper office was located in the Seaboard Building at the northeast corner of 4th Avenue and Pike Street. |
 | | E. Carlson, publisher, stated that the monthly is “Dedicated to the interests of the Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish and Icelandic population of the Great Northwest.” In 1955, it was published at 2228 1st Avenue. |
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