''Hallandsposten'' is a

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local morning

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printed in Halmstad, Sweden. It is the major

of Halmstad, Hylte and Laholm municipalities

History and profile

''Hallandsposten'' was established in 1850. The first issue appeared on 30 July 1850. The paper became daily in 1900, before that it was printed two times a week. One of the editors of the paper was Eric Hägge who served in the post in the early 1940s. ''Hallandsposten'' is part of the Mediebolaget Västkusten, MBVK, which also owns '' Hallands Nyheter''. ''Hallandsposten'' was published in broadsheet format until 2007 when it switched to

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. The paper has an independent

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leaning.

Circulation

The circulation of ''Hallandsposten'' was 32,200 copies in 1996. It was 30,900 copies in 2010. Next year the paper reached 120,000 readers. The paper had a circulation of 29,100 copies in 2012 and 29,000 copies in 2013.

References

External links

''Hallandsposten'' (Swedish)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hallandsposten 1850 establishments in Sweden Daily newspapers published in Sweden Mass media in Halmstad Publications established in 1850 Swedish-language newspapers