''Expressen'' (''The Express'') is one of two nationwide evening newspapers in Sweden, the other being ''

Aftonbladet ''Aftonbladet'' (, lit. "The evening paper") is a Swedish daily newspaper published in Stockholm, Sweden. It is one of the largest daily newspapers in the Nordic countries. History and profile The newspaper was founded by Lars Johan H ...

''. ''Expressen'' was founded in 1944; its symbol is a

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and its slogans are "it stings" or "''Expressen'' to your rescue".

Overview

The first edition of ''Expressen'' was published on 16 November 1944. A main feature that day was an interview with the crew members of a British

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who were successful in sinking the German ship ''Tirpitz''. A project of

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, Carl-Adam Nycop, and

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– who was to become the first editor-in-chief – Expressen was created in part to push back against "

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and related violent ideologies." The paper is owned by the

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. As of 2005, the paper had a

liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...

stance, but it declared its independent leaning in 1995. Through mergers, the

Gothenburg Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...

edition of ''Expressen'' is titled '' GT'' (originally ''Göteborgs-Tidningen'') and the

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edition is titled ''

Kvällsposten ''Expressen'' (''The Express'') is one of two nationwide evening newspapers in Sweden, the other being '' Aftonbladet''. ''Expressen'' was founded in 1944; its symbol is a wasp and its slogans are "it stings" or "''Expressen'' to your rescue". ...

'', but the three share half of the content. ''Expressen'' (with ''GT'' and ''Kvällsposten'') maintains a

centre-right Centre-right politics lean to the Right-wing politics, right of the Left–right politics, political spectrum, but are closer to the Centrism, centre. From the 1780s to the 1880s, there was a shift in the Western world of social class structure a ...

political profile, describing its editorial position as "independent

", while the competitor ''Aftonbladet'' is independent

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. Ownership of ''Expressen'' (and Sweden's largest morning newspaper ''

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'') is controlled by the

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, while ''Aftonbladet'' is owned jointly by Swedish trade unions and the Norwegian publishing family

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List of editors in chief

* 2020– Klas Granström * 2019– Klas Granström (acting) * 2009–2019 Thomas Mattsson * 2002–2008 – Otto Sjöberg * 2001–2002 – Joachim Berner * 1997–2001 – Staffan Thorsell * 1995–1996 – Christina Jutterström * 1994–1995 –

Olle Wästberg Olof "Olle" Mattias Wästberg (born 6 May 1945) is a Sweden, Swedish journalist, politician and diplomat, who formerly served as Director-General of the Swedish Institute. Olle Wästberg was born in Stockholm, the son of Erik Wästberg and his w ...

* 1991–1993 – Erik Månsson * 1977–1991 – Bo Strömstedt * 1960–1977 –

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* 1944–1960 –

Circulation

In 1998, the circulation of ''Expressen'' was 316,000 copies on weekdays and 396,000 copies on Sundays. The paper had a circulation of 334,000 copies in 2001. The 2004 circulation of the paper was 335,000 copies. It was 339,400 copies on weekdays in 2005. The 2010 circulation of the paper was 270,900 copies.

''Kvällsposten''

''Kvällsposten'', founded in 1948, is – since 1998 – an edition of ''Expressen'' distributed in the south of Sweden, including

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and

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counties. Its editorial offices are in

and the editor in chief is Magnus Ringman.

''GT''

''Göteborgs-Tidningen'' or ''GT'' was a tabloid newspaper founded in

in 1902. ''GT'' was owned by ''

Göteborgs Handels- och Sjöfartstidning ''Göteborgs Handels- och Sjöfartstidning'' (''GHT'') was a daily newspaper published in Gothenburg, Sweden, from 1832 to 1985. History and profile ''GHT'' was founded in 1832 by publisher Magnus Prytz and had a liberal alignment from the lat ...

'', but in 1973 was acquired by ''

Göteborgs-Posten ''Göteborgs-Posten'' (lit. "The Gothenburg Post"), abbreviated GP, is a major Swedish language daily newspaper published in Gothenburg, Sweden. History and profile ''Göteborgs-Posten'' was first published in 1813, but ceased publication in 1 ...

''. In 1998, Bonnier AB bought the newspaper and since then it has become a regional edition of ''Expressen'' – distributed in the southwest of Sweden, including

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. ''GT''s headquarters are in Gothenburg and its editor in chief is Christer El-Mochantaf.Expressen-GT
5 April 2019

References

External links

''Expressen''
official website
''GT''
official website
''Kvällsposten''
official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Expressen 1944 establishments in Sweden Bonnier Group Daily newspapers published in Sweden Newspapers published in Stockholm Publications established in 1944 Swedish-language newspapers Swedish news websites