''Suldalsposten'' (''The Suldal Gazette'') 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 in the municipality of

Suldal Suldal is a municipality in the northeast corner of Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Ryfylke. Since 1965, the administrative centre of Suldal is the village of Sand i Ryfylke (prior to that it was the villa ...

in Rogaland

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.''Store norske leksikon'': ''Suldalsposten''.
/ref> The paper covers events in the municipality of Suldal and its editorial offices are located in the administrative center of the municipality,

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. The newspaper was established with municipal support in 1976.''Suldalsposten'' Om oss.
/ref> In 1998 and 2013, ''Suldalsposten'' was named

Local Newspaper of the Year Local Newspaper of the Year ( no, Årets lokalavis) is a 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 ...

by the

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 ...

. The paper is currently also distributed free to young people living outside the municipality for school, an apprenticeship, or military service. The paper is published once a week.

Circulation

According to the

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and National Association of Local Newspapers, ''Suldalsposten'' has had the following annual circulation: *2004: 2,221 *2005: 2,295 *2006: 2,348 *2007: 2,419 *2008: 2,437 *2009: 2,423 *2010: 2,375 *2011: 2,371 *2012: 2,311 *2013: 2,337 *2014: 2,392 *2015: 2,347 *2016: 2,288''Medienorge'': Opplagstall norske aviser.
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References

External links

''Suldalsposten'' homepage
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