First published in early 2015 and focused on the Västerbotten province, the newspaper aimed to help homeless European Union migrants – who are primarily Romani people from the Balkans, especially Romania[2] – to support themselves by providing an alternative to begging on the streets.
[5] Preparations for the newspaper began in 2014, on suggestion from Ilile Dumitru, who had seen Situation Sthlm being sold by the homeless of Stockholm.
[8] The first issue – numbering 5,000 – was printed by Norran, and featured content created by various writers on a non-profit basis.
In 2024, DIKKO received Ordfront's Democracy Award with the justification: A minority perspective is needed in news reporting and an anti-racist voice that advocates for the marginalized.
The prize is awarded in connection with the Human Rights Days being organized in November in Skellefteå - incidentally, the city where DIKKO is based.