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Fyren () was a satirical magazine focusing on politics which was published in Helsinki, Finland, between 1898 and 1922. It described itself as a social satire publication which supported free visual and written expressions.

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Finland
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1898-01-01
language of work or name
Swedish
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Fyren () was a satirical magazine focusing on politics which was published in Helsinki, Finland, between 1898 and 1922. It described itself as a social satire publication which supported free visual and written expressions.

==History and profile== Fyren was started in Helsinki in 1898. Rafael Lindqvist was the editor-in-chief of the magazine which targeted educated classes. The magazine declared that it was not interested in party politics. However, it adopted an anti-Semitic and anti-Bolshevik political stance and supported Swedish nationalism and conservatism.

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