''Møre'' () is a local

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

newspaper published once a week in

Smøla Smøla is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Nordmøre region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hopen, other villages include Dyrnes, Råket, and Veiholmen. The municipality i ...

Møre og Romsdal Møre og Romsdal (; en, Møre and Romsdal) is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the town of Molde, while Ålesund is the ...

county. ''Møre'' covers news in the municipalities of

Volda Volda is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Volda. Other villages in the municipality include Dravlaus, Fyrde, Straumshamn, Leira, Bjørke, and Gro ...

and

Ørsta is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Møre og Romsdal Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre Districts of Norway, region of Western Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Ørsta ( ...

as well as throughout Møre og Romsdal. It is Norway's oldest local newspaper that is still published, and it is the second-oldest newspaper in the country, after ''

Adresseavisen ''Adresseavisen'' (; commonly known as ''Adressa'') is a regional newspaper published daily, except Sundays, in Trondheim, Norway. The paper has been in circulation since 1767 and is one of the oldest newspapers after Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler ...

''. The newspaper is edited by Tore Aarflot. It is published three times a week (Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays) and all of the edited material is published in

Nynorsk Nynorsk () () is one of the two written standards of the Norwegian language, the other being Bokmål. From 12 May 1885, it became the state-sanctioned version of Ivar Aasen's standard Norwegian language ( no, Landsmål) parallel to the Dano-Nor ...

. The newspaper is owned by the company Aarflots Prenteverk, which runs the media house, where the newspaper is a major component of its operations. The business is also engaged in graphic design and printing. In 1808 the farmer,

bailiff A bailiff (from Middle English baillif, Old French ''baillis'', ''bail'' "custody") is a manager, overseer or custodian – a legal officer to whom some degree of authority or jurisdiction is given. Bailiffs are of various kinds and their offi ...

, politician, and postmaster Sivert Aarflot received permission to start printing at Ekset in Volda. He started printing in 1809, and in 1810 he produced his first newspaper: '' Norsk Landboeblad''. This newspaper changed its name many times, and since 1902 or 1903 it has been called ''Møre''. The Sivert Aarflot Museum is dedicated to the story of Sivert Aarflot and his press and newspaper. Among other items, the museum contains his first press and a somewhat more modern

screw press A screw press is a type of machine press in which the ram is driven up and down by a screw. The screw shaft can be driven by a handle or a wheel. It works by using a coarse screw to convert the rotation of the handle or drive-wheel into a small d ...

. The museum was opened following an agreement with company CEO Tore Aarflot.

Circulation

According to the

Norwegian Audit Bureau of Circulations The Norwegian Audit Bureau of Circulations ( no, Norsk Opplagskontroll AS) is a company that monitors the print runs of Norwegian newspapers, magazines, and weekly publications, and offers advice on calculating circulation numbers. It was establishe ...

and

National Association of Local Newspapers The National Association of Local Newspapers ( no, Landslaget for lokalaviser, LLA) is a Norwegian association for local newspapers. The organization was established in Voss in 1976, and it works for its member companies' general conditions and inte ...

, ''Møre'' has had the following annual circulation: *2004: 3,775 *2005: 3,746 *2006: 3,759 *2007: 3,752 *2008: 3,735 *2009: 3,722 *2010: 3,690 *2011: 3,650 *2012: 3,578 *2013: 3,449 *2014: 3,373 *2015: 3,317 *2016: 3,195

References

External links

''Møre'' home page
{{DEFAULTSORT:More Newspapers published in Norway Norwegian-language newspapers Sunnmøre Mass media in Møre og Romsdal Publications established in 1810 Nynorsk