Norra Västerbotten
Encyclopedia
Norran is a Swedish
newspaper
. It is published in Skellefteå
, and chiefly distributed in the northern parts of Västerbotten
. It was founded by a group of liberal newspaper enthusiasts led by Anton Wikström from Jörn in 1910. The first official edition was published 1 January 1911. It has a daily circulation of 30,200 and is owned by the foundation
Skelleftepress. The stated position of the editorial
is liberal
.
Most of the newspaper's local articles are written in Skellefteå
but it also has local editors in Arjeplog
, Arvidsjaur
, Malå
and Norsjö
.
It has been published on the Internet since February 1996 and the main news service is freely available.
In correlation with the newspaper's 100-year-anniversary, the staff announced on January 4, that its name would be changed into Norran, a name which has been used by its readers for decades. The official web site's URL was already Norran.se.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
newspaper
Newspaper
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. It is published in Skellefteå
Skellefteå
-Industry:*Boliden AB, a big mining and smelting company*Alimak*Natural User Interface Technologies AB - NUITEQ, a promising emerging technology start-up company-Sports:*Skellefteå AIK, an ice hockey team in the highest Swedish league, Elitserien....
, and chiefly distributed in the northern parts of Västerbotten
Västerbotten County
Västerbotten County is a county or län in the north of Sweden. It borders the counties of Västernorrland, Jämtland, and Norrbotten, as well as the Norwegian county of Nordland and the Gulf of Bothnia.- Provinces :...
. It was founded by a group of liberal newspaper enthusiasts led by Anton Wikström from Jörn in 1910. The first official edition was published 1 January 1911. It has a daily circulation of 30,200 and is owned by the foundation
Foundation (charity)
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Skelleftepress. The stated position of the editorial
Editorial
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is liberal
Liberalism
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.
Most of the newspaper's local articles are written in Skellefteå
Skellefteå
-Industry:*Boliden AB, a big mining and smelting company*Alimak*Natural User Interface Technologies AB - NUITEQ, a promising emerging technology start-up company-Sports:*Skellefteå AIK, an ice hockey team in the highest Swedish league, Elitserien....
but it also has local editors in Arjeplog
Arjeplog
Arjeplog is a locality and the seat of Arjeplog Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden with 1,947 inhabitants in 2005.It is a popular winter test site for the European car industry....
, Arvidsjaur
Arvidsjaur
Arvidsjaur is a locality and the seat of Arvidsjaur Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden with 4,644 inhabitants in 2005.Arvidsjaur is a large centre for the European car industry. During the winter months major car-manufacturers perform arctic trials in the Arvidsjaur Municipality area...
, Malå
Malå
Malå is a locality and the seat of Malå Municipality in Västerbotten County, Sweden with 2,089 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...
and Norsjö
Norsjö
Norsjö is a locality and the seat of Norsjö Municipality in Västerbotten County, Sweden with 2,102 inhabitants in 2005. It is the birthplace of Swedish writer Torgny Lindgren and American author Charlotte Agell, who currently resides in Maine....
.
It has been published on the Internet since February 1996 and the main news service is freely available.
In correlation with the newspaper's 100-year-anniversary, the staff announced on January 4, that its name would be changed into Norran, a name which has been used by its readers for decades. The official web site's URL was already Norran.se.
Editors-in-chief
- Anton Wikström 1913–1935
- Zolo Stärner 1935–1953
- K H Wikström 1953–1978
- Rolf Brandt 1978–1989
- Stig Ericsson 1989–1997
- Birger Thuresson 1997–1999
- Ola Theander 1999-2004
- Sofia Olsson Olsén 2004–2006
- Anders Steinvall 2006–2008
- Anette Novak 2009–