Proletären was founded in 1970. About a third of the paper is sold in the streets.
Many notable Swedes, such as Jan Myrdal, Peter Birro, and Sven Wollter (who was a member of the Communist Party), have had their articles published in Proletären.
Proletären had a circulation of 3,200 copies in 2013.[1]
Proletären is sold in the streets of Gothenburg, April 1971.
Finnish workers reading Proletären in Finnish (Proletaari) 1972.