Faktum is a street newspaper sold by homeless people in Gothenburg, and other cities in southern Sweden. It is the equivalent of Situation Sthlm in Stockholm, Aluma in Malmö, Lund and Helsingborg, and The Big Issue in English-speaking countries. The paper was founded in 2001. In 2006 it was awarded the grand prize of the Swedish Publicists' Association (Publicistklubben) together with its sister papers Situation Sthlm and Aluma. See also List of street newspapers Homelessness in Sweden References External links (archived) Street newspapers Newspapers published in Sweden Mass media in Gothenburg 2001 establishments in Sweden Publications established in 2001 Monthly newspapers