''Ávvir'' is a

newspaper A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports a ...

written in the

Northern Sámi language Northern may refer to the following: Geography * North, a point in direction * Northern Europe, the northern part or region of Europe * Northern Highland, a region of Wisconsin, United States * Northern Province, Sri Lanka * Northern Range, a ra ...

with editorial offices or reporters in Kárášjohka,

Guovdageaidnu Kautokeino ( no, Kautokeino; se, Guovdageaidnu ; fkv, Koutokeino; fi, Koutokeino) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Guovdageaidnu/Kautokeino. Other village ...

, Áltá, Girkonjárga, and Romsa, Norway. It is currently published five times a week, from Monday to Friday, and has readership across

Sápmi (, smj, Sábme / Sámeednam, sma, Saepmie, sju, Sábmie, , , sjd, Са̄мь е̄ммьне, Saam' jiemm'n'e) is the cultural region traditionally inhabited by the Sámi people. Sápmi is in Northern and Eastern Europe and includes the ...

History

''Ávvir'' launched in 2008 on

Sami National Day Acronyms * SAMI, ''Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange'', a closed-captioning format developed by Microsoft * Saudi Arabian Military Industries, a government-owned defence company * South African Malaria Initiative, a virtual expertise net ...

(6 February) It was founded through the merger of rival Northern Sámi-language tabloids ''

Áššu ''Áššu'' was a Northern Sámi-language newspaper published twice a week and distributed across Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. In 2008, ''Áššu'' ceased publication to merge with the rival paper ''Min Áigi'' to form ''Ávvir''. Histo ...

'' and ''

Min Áigi ''Min Áigi'' (''Our Time'' in Northern Sami) was a twice-weekly Northern Sámi language newspaper based in Kárášjohka, Norway. In 2008, ''Min Áigi'' ceased publication to merge with the rival paper ''Áššu'' to form ''Ávvir''. History ' ...

''. ''Min Áigi'' chairman Magne Svineng stated that due to higher production costs, mergering ''Áššu'' and ''Min Áigi'' was the only way to meet the need for a daily Sámi-language newspaper with wide distribution. ''Ávvir'' maintained editorial bureaus in Kárášjohka and

, the respective headquarters of ''Min Áigi'' and ''Áššu'', and its management is co-located with ''

Altaposten ''Altaposten'' is a Norwegian daily newspaper, published in Alta, Norway. History and profile ''Altaposten'' was founded in 1969, and its first editor was Øystein Dalland. From 1988 Ulf Jørgensen edited the newspaper, and since 2001 the editor ...

'' in

Alta, Norway ( se, Áltá ; fkv, Alattio; fi, Alattio) is the most populated municipality in Finnmark in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Alta. Some of the main villages in the municipality in ...

. The paper is owned by Sami Aviisa AS, which is one-third owned by Nord Avis AS (the owner of ''Altaposten''), one-third by

Amedia Amedia AS is the second largest media company in Norway (the largest is Schibsted and the third largest is Polaris Media). The company is whole or partial owner of 50 local and regional newspaper with online newspapers and printing presses, and ...

, and one-third by local owners. On 5 March 2017, ''Ávvir'' launched an online edition to better reach younger readers, as well as extend its readership across the Swedish, Finnish, and Russian portions of Sápmi. In 2016, ''Ávvir'' reported earning a profit of . Funding for the paper comes from advertising, subscriptions, and a Sámi media subsidy provided by the Norwegian government. In 2014, to help meet the need for Northern Sámi-language print media in Sweden, the

Sámi Parliament of Sweden The Sámi Parliament of Sweden ( sv, Sametinget, se, Sámediggi, smj, Sámedigge, sma, Saemiedigkie) is the representative body for people of Sámi heritage in Sweden based in Kiruna. It acts as an institution of cultural autonomy for the indi ...

made it easier for ''Ávvir'' to operate in Sweden. The name for ''Ávvir'' was proposed by Láilá Susanne Vars of

Láhpoluoppal Láhpoluoppal is a village in Kautokeino Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located at the southern end of the large lake Láhpojávri, along the Norwegian National Road 92. The small village lies on the vast Finn ...

in Guovdageaidnu. The word ''ávvir'' translates into English as "care" or "attention" The paper is credited with helping to preserve and develop the Northern Sámi language.

Editor-in-chief

* Ánte Bals 2008–2009 * Sara Beate Nilsdatter Eira, December 2009 – July 2013 * Kari Lisbeth Hermansen, July 2013–

Circulation

References

External links

''Ávvir''
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