The company's principal owner and chief executive officer was Amos Anderson, who would also serve as editor-in-chief of the newspaper between 1922 and 1936.

[11] One of the significant interviews published in Hufvudstadsbladet was with the Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme in December 1984.

[12] His remarks caused tension in Sweden, and the Swedish paper, Svenska Dagbladet, republished the interview and argued that Olof Palme should resign due to his answer.

[13] A weekly supplement called Vision (television and radio programming information) was distributed with the newspaper on Thursdays.

From August 2006 to May 2010 HBL also published a full-colour weekly magazine called Volt with focus on lifestyle, features and photography.

[citation needed] In January 2014 Hufvudstadsbladet started a digital evening edition, HBL Kväll, which is updated daily at 4 pm.