''Avisa Nordland'' is a local

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published in

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History and profile

''Avisa Nordland'' was established in February 2002 through a controversial merger of the two competing newspapers ''

Nordlandsposten ''Nordlandsposten'' was a daily newspaper published in Bodø, Nordland, Norway. History and profile ''Nordlandsposten'' was first published in 1862. The paper had a conservative stance. In 2002 its circulation was 15,448 copies. In autumn 2001, ...

'' and '' Nordlands Framtid''. ''Avisa Nordland'' has its headquarters in central Bodø, and until 2013 occupied most of the bank

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s former premises. In addition it has offices in

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small towns

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and

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In 2013, the newspaper moved its headquarters to a new office building in Bodø called Central Atrium. ''Avisa Nordland'' is part of

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. In 2011, the paper won the World Young Reader Prize of WAN/IFRA in the editorial category for political papers. In 2006 ''Avisa Nordland'' had a circulation of about 24,700 copies. It was 19,894 copies in 2013.

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* 2002 establishments in Norway Newspapers established in 2002 Daily newspapers published in Norway Norwegian-language newspapers Mass media in Nordland Amedia Bodø {{norway-newspaper-stub