''Sunnhordland'' is a local Norwegian newspaper published five times a weekMediebedriftene: ''Sunnhordland''.
/ref> in the municipality of Stord in

Hordaland Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Municipal ...

county A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...

.''Store norske leksikon'': ''Sunnhordland'' – avis.
/ref> The newspaper was first published on May 1, 1902. The newspaper was started by Jens Hystad and has been owned by his family for its entire duration. ''Sunnhordland'' launched its online version as the third most-recent daily newspaper in Norway to do so on April 20, 2006. The newspaper covers events in the municipalities of Bømlo, Fitjar, Kvinnherad, Stord, and Tysnes. The newspaper's office is located in Leirvik in the municipality of Stord. The paper is edited by Magne Kydland.

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 ...

, ''Sunnhordland'' has had the following annual circulation: * 2006: 7,985 * 2007: 7,832 * 2008: 7,832 * 2009: 7,498 * 2010: 7,137 * 2011: 7,036 * 2012: 6,697 * 2013: 6,559 * 2014: 6,571 * 2015: 6,218 * 2016: 6,129''Medienorge'': Opplagstall norske aviser.
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References

External links

''Sunnhordland'' homepage
{{italic title Daily newspapers published in Norway Norwegian-language newspapers Stord Mass media in Hordaland Newspapers established in 1902 1902 establishments in Norway