''Bohusläningen'' () is a daily newspaper, focusing on central and northern

Bohuslän Bohuslän () is a Provinces of Sweden, Swedish province in Götaland, on the northernmost part of the country's west coast. It is bordered by Dalsland to the northeast, Västergötland to the southeast, the Skagerrak arm of the North Sea to the ...

, as well as western

Dalsland Dalsland () is a Swedish traditional province, or ''landskap'', situated in Götaland in southern Sweden. Lying to the west of Lake Vänern, it is bordered by Värmland to the north, Västergötland to the southeast, Bohuslän to the west, ...

History and profile

The newspaper was founded in 1878 by Ture Malmgren (1851-1922), a local publisher and politician. ''Bohusläningen'' considers itself

Independent Liberal Independent Liberal is a description which candidates and politicians have used to describe themselves, designating them as liberals, yet independent of the official Liberal Party of their country. To avoid confusion with the Liberal Party of ...

in regards to politics. Headquartered at

Uddevalla Uddevalla is a Stad (Sweden), town in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It’s the seat of Uddevalla Municipality. In 2015, it had a population of 34,781, making it the largest town fully in Bohuslän. Uddevalla is located where the river Bäveån ...

, the paper has local editorial offices in

Henån Henån is a locality and the seat of Orust Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Nor ...

, Munkedal,

Färgelanda Färgelanda is a locality and the seat of Färgelanda Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It ...

, Tanumshede,

Kungshamn Kungshamn (''King's Landing'') is a locality and the seat of Sotenäs Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 3071 citizens (in 2011).

and

Lysekil Lysekil () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Lysekil Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had about 7,600 inhabitants in 2018. Situated on the south tip of Stångenäs peninsula at the mouth of Gullmarn fjord, it ...

. ''Bohusläningen'' was published in broadsheet format until October 2003 when its format was changed to

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. The circulation of ''Bohusläningen'' was 27,800 copies in 2012 and 26,700 copies in 2013.

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bohuslaningen 1878 establishments in Sweden Newspapers established in 1878 Daily newspapers published in Sweden Swedish-language newspapers Uddevalla Mass media in Västra Götaland County 19th-century establishments in Gothenburg and Bohus County