''Nordlandsposten'' was a

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published in

Bodø Bodø (; smj, Bådåddjo, sv, Bodö) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Bodø (which is also the capital of Nordland count ...

Nordland Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, N ...

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History and profile

''Nordlandsposten'' was first published in 1862. The paper had a

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stance. In 2002 its circulation was 15,448 copies. In autumn 2001, both '' Nordlands Framtid'' and ''Nordlandsposten'' were bought out by A-pressen and

Harstad Tidende-gruppen ( se, Hárstták) is the second-most populated municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is mostly located on the large island of Hinnøya. The municipal center is the town of Harstad, the most populous town in Central Hålogaland, ...

in order to start a new newspaper in Bodø, which would join the two together. The new newspaper, ''

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'', was first published on 18 February 2002.

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1862 establishments in Norway 2002 establishments in Norway Newspapers established in 1862 Publications disestablished in 2002 Defunct newspapers published in Norway Daily newspapers published in Norway Norwegian-language newspapers Mass media in Nordland Bodø {{Norway-newspaper-stub