''Nya Wermlands-Tidningen'' (meaning "The New Värmland Newspaper" in English), shortened ''NWT'', is a

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local

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distributed in the provinces of

Värmland Värmland () also known as Wermeland, is a '' landskap'' (historical province) in west-central Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Dalsland, Dalarna, Västmanland, and Närke, and is bounded by Norway in the west. Latin name versions are ''Va ...

Dalsland Dalsland () is a Swedish traditional province, or ''landskap'', situated in Götaland in southern Sweden. Lying to the west of Lake Vänern, it is bordered by Värmland to the north, Västergötland to the southeast, Bohuslän to the west, and ...

and western

Dalarna Dalarna () is a '' landskap'' (historical province) in central Sweden. English exonyms for it are Dalecarlia () and the Dales. Dalarna adjoins Härjedalen, Hälsingland, Gästrikland, Västmanland and Värmland Värmland () also known a ...

History and profile

The newspaper was founded as ''Wermlands Tidning'' (meaning "Newspaper of Värmland" in English) in

Karlstad Karlstad (, ) is the 20th-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Karlstad Municipality, the capital of Värmland County, and the largest city in the province Värmland in Sweden. The city proper had 65,856 inhabitants in 2020 with 95,167 inhabitants ...

, Värmland, where it still has its headquarters. The first issue of the newspaper was published on 4 January 1837. While other newspapers already existed in the province, ''Wermlands Tidning'' quickly became the most printed. On 2 May 2005, the format of the newspaper was changed from

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. On 3 April 2007, the political position of the editorial page was changed from "

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" (

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) to "

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", in what the newspaper stated was an attempt to mark its independence from any political parties (i.e. the Swedish

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). It's the only Swedish newspaper with the label "conservative".

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Nya Wermlands-Tidningen
1837 establishments in Sweden Publications established in 1837 Daily newspapers published in Sweden Swedish-language newspapers Mass media in Karlstad