''Borlänge Tidning'' (''BT'') is a daily newspaper based in
Dalarna
Dalarna (; ), also referred to by the English exonyms Dalecarlia and the Dales, is a (historical province) in central Sweden.
Dalarna adjoins Härjedalen, Hälsingland, Gästrikland, Västmanland and Värmland. It is also bordered by Nor ...
,
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...
.
History and profile
''BT'' was founded by Axel Lidman in 1885. The paper is sold and delivered to readers in
Borlänge
Borlänge () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 44,898 inhabitants as of 2020. It is the seat of the Borlänge Municipality which as of 2017 had a total population of 51,604 inhabitants.
History
Originally Bor ...
,
Hedemora
Hedemora is a Urban areas in Sweden, town in Dalarna County and the seat of Hedemora Municipality, Sweden, with 7,273 inhabitants in 2010.
Despite its small population, Hedemora is for historical reasons normally still referred to as a Stad (Swede ...
and
Säter
Säter is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Säter Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden, with 11,161 inhabitants in 2020.
Säter is, despite its small population, for historical reasons normally still referred to as a Stad (Sweden ...
. It is a local edition of ''
Dalarnas Tidningar'', Sweden's second largest provincial newspaper. ''BT'' has never had a specific political affiliation, but since becoming a part of ''Dalarnas Tidningar'', it shares editorial pages with liberal ''Falu-Kuriren''. All papers are part of Dalarnas Tidningar AB which is a subsidiary of MittMedia AB.
In 2005 ''BT'' had a circulation of 15,600 copies.
See also
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List of Swedish newspapers
The number of newspapers in Sweden was 235 in 1919. It decreased to 125 papers in the mid-1960s. In 2009 the number of the newspapers in the country was 90.
This is a list of Swedish-language newspapers with their respective cities of publicatio ...
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1885 establishments in Sweden
Borlänge
Mass media in Dalarna County
Daily newspapers published in Sweden
Newspapers established in 1885
Swedish-language newspapers
19th-century establishments in Kopparberg County
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