Per Bratland was a Norwegian newspaper editor.

He became the editor-in-chief of Tiden in 1934, and a journalist in Arbeiderbladet

Dagsavisen

Dagsavisen is a daily newspaper published in Oslo, Norway. The former party organ of the Norwegian Labour Party, the ties loosened over time from 1975 to 1999, and it is now fully independent...

in 1936. When the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany

Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany

The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany started with the German invasion of Norway on April 9, 1940, and ended on May 8, 1945, after the capitulation of German forces in Europe. Throughout this period, Norway was continuously occupied by the Wehrmacht...

 started in 1940, Arbeiderbladet was shut down. Bratland fled the country, and worked at the press office of the Norwegian legation in Stockholm

Norwegian legation in Stockholm

The Norwegian Legation in Stockholm played a significant role during the Second World War. Until 9 April 1940 the legation consisted of four persons, and at the end of the war about 1,100 persons were connected to the legation. Refugee cases were among the legation's most central tasks...

 from 1940 to 1941 and in London from 1941 to 1945.

After the war he edited the magazine Aktuell from 1945 to 1956. He then worked in Arbeiderbladet from 1956 to 1975, except for the years 1959 to 1961, when he was the editor-in-chief of Bergens Arbeiderblad

Bergensavisen

Bergensavisen , usually shortened to BA, is the second largest newspaper in Bergen, Norway. It is published in tabloid format. The newspaper webpage ba.no is Bergen's largest local newspaper webpage....

. He published several books.