Skandinaven

[1] Skandinaven was established by three Norwegian immigrants; John Anderson, Knud Langeland (1813–88), and Iver Lawson (1822–72).

In the fall of 1849 Langeland and his brother-in-law, O. J. Hatlestad, bought the printing press of the weekly, Nordlyset, from Even Hansen Heg and James DeNoon Reymert.

[2] Iver Lawson was an investor who came to prosperity buying and selling real estate in Chicago during the mid-19th century.

It carried works by Norwegian-American writers including Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen and Rasmus B. Anderson.

The gradual assimilation of Norwegian immigrants into the American population resulted in a dwindling reader base.

[7] When Skandinaven suspended publication, Reidar Rye Haugan established the Chicago based, Norwegian language newspaper Viking on which he served as both editor and publisher.