Nationen
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Nationen is a Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 daily newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...

, founded in 1918. It has a circulation of approximately 14,000 and primarily targets farmer
Farmer
A farmer is a person engaged in agriculture, who raises living organisms for food or raw materials, generally including livestock husbandry and growing crops, such as produce and grain...

s and the agriarian sector, with focus on district politics, farming, commentaries and features. It is based in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

, with offices in Trondheim
Trondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...

 and Fagernes
Fagernes
is the largest settlement in the valley of Valdres, Norway, with a population of 1,801. Fagernes is the administrative centre of the municipality of Nord-Aurdal.See video from the Fagernes Town : *...

, and edited by Mari Velsand. The newspaper relies heavily on freelance journalists for regional coverage.

Traditionally the newspaper has been controlled by the Centre Party
Centre Party (Norway)
The Centre Party is a centrist and agrarian political party in Norway, founded in 1920. The Centre Party's policy is not based on any of the major ideologies of the 19th and 20th century, but has a focus on maintaining decentralised economic development and political decision-making.From its...

, but they have since sold out, and the newspaper is today owned by Tun Media
Tun Media
Tun Media is a Norwegian media group that publishes that newspaper Nationen, the magazines Landbrukstidende, Bondebladet, Jakt og Fiske, Lev Landlig, Traktor and Norsk Landbruk and the publishing companies Landbruksforlaget and Bokklubben Jakt og Fiske as well as the web sites norsklandbruk.no and...

 that is controlled by the Norwegian Agrarian Association
Norwegian Agrarian Association
The Norwegian Agrarian Association is the largest Norwegian interest organization for farmers.It functions both as a labour union and as a trade union. It negotiates with the Norwegian Farmers and Smallholders Union and the Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion about agricultural...

, TINE
Tine (company)
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, Nortura
Nortura
Nortura is a Norwegian agricultural cooperative that operates slaughterhouses and other processing plants related to meat and eggs. The company was created as a merger between Gilde Norsk Kjøtt and Prior Norge in 2006, and has head offices in Oslo...

 and Landkreditt
Landkreditt
Landkreditt is a Norwegian financial group established in 1915.The group consists of Landkreditt Bank, Landkreditt Forvaltning, Landkreditt Finans, Landkreditt Boligkreditt, Landkreditt Invest and Landkredittgården. Landkreditt Bank opened in 2002 as a self-service internet bank, with focus on both...

. The media group also owns other publications.

Circulation

Numbers from the Norwegian Media Businesses' Association, Mediebedriftenes Landsforening.
  • 1980: 21 455
  • 1981: 21 780
  • 1982: 21 563
  • 1983: 21 648
  • 1984: 20 566
  • 1985: 20 691
  • 1986: 20 021
  • 1987: 20 370
  • 1988: 19 726
  • 1989: 21 388
  • 1990: 22 367
  • 1991: 23 011
  • 1992: 20 805
  • 1993: 20 102
  • 1994: 21 278
  • 1995: 20 278
  • 1996: 20 235
  • 1997: 19 104
  • 1998: 18 311
  • 1999: 18 307
  • 2000: 17 376
  • 2001: 18 652
  • 2002: 17 554
  • 2003: 16 987
  • 2004: 16 484
  • 2005: 17 061
  • 2006: 16 996
  • 2007: 15 871
  • 2008: 15 670
  • 2009: 14 514

  • Circulation 1980 - 2009
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