''Vestavind'' (The West Wind) is a local Norwegian newspaper published in Sveio in

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.''Store norske leksikon'': ''Vestavind''.
/ref> The newspaper appears once a week and covers events in the municipality of Sveio. It is published in

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and is edited by Irene Flatnes Haldin.''Vestavind'': Om oss.
/ref> Gunn Bjørgen is in charge of accounting, finances, and subscriptions. Bernhard Hegglund is the chairman of the company Vestavind AS. Prominent journalists that have worked for ''Vestavind'' include Irene Jacobsen,

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, Sigurd Olav Larsen, and

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History

''Vestavind'' was launched in 1986 as a simple A3 sheet and distributed for free, sponsored by advertisements. Later the number of pages grew, and now the paper usually has 20 to 24 pages. In October 2010, Mona Terjesen agreed to a temporary position as editor of the paper. In January 2012 she was succeeded by Irene Flatnes Haldin.

Editors

* Eva Sternhoff Austvik, 1986–1989 * Per A. Enge * Ingeborg Marie Jensen * Margrethe Hegland (Langebo) * Sigurd Olav Larsen * Sveio Olav Hansen * Ellen Tveit * Irene Jacobsen * Mona Terjesen, 2010–2011 * Irene Flatnes Haldin, 2012–

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 ...

, ''Vestavind'' has had the following annual circulation: *2004: 1,229 *2005: 1,426 *2006: 1,540 *2007: 1,481 *2008: 1,599 *2009: 1,572 *2010: 1,664 *2011: 1,621 *2012: 1,615 *2013: 1,647 *2014: 1,662 *2015: 1,587 *2016: 1,603''Medienorge'': Opplagstall norske aviser.
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References

External links

''Vestavind'' homepage
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