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''Sosialurin'' is a Faroese newspaper located in
Tórshavn Tórshavn (; lit. "Thor's harbour"), usually locally referred to as simply ''Havn'', is the capital and largest city of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the northwest of the city lies the ...
. It is written in the Faroese language. The newspaper, in partnership with Føroya Tele, a Faroese telecom, operates the websit
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History

The newspaper published its first copy on 27 May 1927, as the ''Føroya Social Demokrat'', and originally it was associated with the
Social Democratic Party The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology. Active parties Fo ...
. From 1945 to 1955 the newspaper circulated under the name ''Føroya Sosial-Demokratur''. In 2006 the ''Social Democratic Party'' sold their part of the shares to a new company, Miðlahúsið, that was owned by the newspaper's management, employees and Føroya Tele.


Circulation

Sosialurin sold 7,300 copies daily as of 2000, and was the second largest newspaper in the Faroe Islands after '' Dimmalætting''.


See also

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Media of the Faroe Islands The Faroese mass media consists of several newspapers, radio stations, magazines, as well as a local TV station, Kringvarp Føroya. The first Digital Terrestrial Television service was switched on during December 2002, broadcasting from seven tra ...


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External links


sosialurin.fo
{{in lang, fo Newspapers published in the Faroe Islands Publications established in 1927