''Norrbottens-Kuriren'' (simply ''NK'') is a daily regional
conservative
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newspaper published in
Norrbotten County,
Sweden, and has its main office in
Luleå.
History and profile
''Norrbottens-Kuriren'' was founded in 1861,
and therefore is the oldest newspaper in the region. The paper was acquired by Norrköping Tidningar AB (NTM Group) in 2000.
The company also owns ''
Norrköpings Tidningar
''Norrköpings Tidningar'' (English: ''Norrköping Times''), also known as ''NT'', is a Swedish language daily newspaper with its main distribution in northern and eastern Östergötland, Sweden.
History and profile
The newspaper was founded in ...
'' and ''
Folkbladet'' among the others.
[
''Norrbottens-Kuriren'' is published in Berliner format.]left-wing
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newspaper '' Norrskensflamman'', in which five people died. In the surrounding area, ''Norrbottens-Kuriren'' has one main competitor, named ''Norrländska Socialdemokraten
''Norrländska Socialdemokraten'' (''NSD'') (Swedish: ''The Norrland Social Democrat'') is a daily regional newspaper published in Norrbotten County, Sweden.
History and profile
As of the division of the Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Par ...
'' (NSD). The managing director is Sture Bergman.
In 1996 the circulation of ''Norrbottens-Kuriren'' was 30,700 copies.[ In 2005, the paper had 27,600 readers. The paper had a circulation of 19,600 copies in 2010.][
]
See also
* List of Swedish newspapers
References
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[{{cite encyclopedia, title=Norrbottens-Kuriren, encyclopedia=]Nationalencyklopedin
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, language=Swedish, url=http://www.ne.se/norrbottens-kuriren, accessdate=25 March 2011
External links
Official Homepage
1861 establishments in Sweden
Newspapers established in 1861
Daily newspapers published in Sweden
Swedish-language newspapers
Mass media in Luleå
Norrbotten