''Expressen'' (''The Express'') is one of two nationwide evening newspapers in Sweden, the other being ''

Aftonbladet ''Aftonbladet'' (, lit. "The evening paper") is a Swedish daily newspaper published in Stockholm, Sweden. It is one of the largest daily newspapers in the Nordic countries. History and profile The newspaper was founded by Lars Johan Hi ...

''. ''Expressen'' was founded in 1944; its symbol is a

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and its slogans are "it stings" or "''Expressen'' to your rescue".

Overview

The first edition of ''Expressen'' was published on 16 November 1944. A main feature that day was an interview with the crew members of a British

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who were successful in sinking the German ship ''Tirpitz''. A project of Albert Bonnier Jr., Carl-Adam Nycop, and

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– who was to become the first editor-in-chief – Expressen was created in part to push back against "

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and related violent ideologies." The paper is owned by the

Bonnier Group Bonnier AB (), also the Bonnier Group, is a privately held Swedish media group of 175 companies operating in 15 countries. It is controlled by the Bonnier family. Background The company was founded in 1804 by Gerhard Bonnier in Copenhagen, Den ...

. As of 2005, the paper had a liberal stance, but it declared its independent leaning in 1995. Through mergers, the Gothenburg edition of ''Expressen'' is titled '' GT'' (originally ''Göteborgs-Tidningen'') and the

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edition is titled ''

Kvällsposten ''Expressen'' (''The Express'') is one of two nationwide evening newspapers in Sweden, the other being ''Aftonbladet''. ''Expressen'' was founded in 1944; its symbol is a wasp and its slogans are "it stings" or "''Expressen'' to your rescue". ...

'', but the three share half of the content. ''Expressen'' (with ''GT'' and ''Kvällsposten'') maintains a

centre-right Centre-right politics lean to the right of the political spectrum, but are closer to the centre. From the 1780s to the 1880s, there was a shift in the Western world of social class structure and the economy, moving away from the nobility and m ...

political profile, describing its editorial position as "independent liberal", while the competitor ''Aftonbladet'' is independent

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. Ownership of ''Expressen'' (and Sweden's largest morning newspaper ''

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'') is controlled by the Bonnier family, while ''Aftonbladet'' is owned jointly by Swedish trade unions and the Norwegian publishing family

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List of editors in chief

* 2020– Klas Granström * 2019– Klas Granström (acting) * 2009–2019 Thomas Mattsson * 2002–2008 – Otto Sjöberg * 2001–2002 – Joachim Berner * 1997–2001 – Staffan Thorsell * 1995–1996 –

Christina Jutterström Christina Jutterström (born 27 March 1940) is a Swedish journalist, former chief editor for Dagens Nyheter between 1982 and 1995 and for Expressen between 1995 and 1996. In 2001 Jutterström was appointed the CEO post at public broadcaster S ...

* 1994–1995 –

Olle Wästberg Olof "Olle" Mattias Wästberg (born 6 May 1945) is a Swedish journalist, politician and diplomat, who formerly served as Director-General of the Swedish Institute. Olle Wästberg was born in Stockholm, the son of Erik Wästberg and his wife '' ...

* 1991–1993 – Erik Månsson * 1977–1991 –

Bo Strömstedt Bo Eugén Strömstedt (4 May 1929 – 24 June 2016) was a Swedish author and journalist. Biography Strömstedt was born on 4 May 1929 in Vaasa, Finland, to Harald (1899–1971) and Hildur Strömstedt (née Helin; 1898–1974). His father work ...

* 1960–1977 – Per Wrigstad * 1944–1960 –

Circulation

In 1998, the circulation of ''Expressen'' was 316,000 copies on weekdays and 396,000 copies on Sundays. The paper had a circulation of 334,000 copies in 2001. The 2004 circulation of the paper was 335,000 copies. It was 339,400 copies on weekdays in 2005. The 2010 circulation of the paper was 270,900 copies.

''Kvällsposten''

''Kvällsposten'', founded in 1948, is – since 1998 – an edition of ''Expressen'' distributed in the south of Sweden, including

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and

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counties. Its editorial offices are in

and the editor in chief is Magnus Ringman.

''GT''

''Göteborgs-Tidningen'' or ''GT'' was a tabloid newspaper founded in Gothenburg in 1902. ''GT'' was owned by ''

Göteborgs Handels- och Sjöfartstidning ''Göteborgs Handels- och Sjöfartstidning'' (''GHT'') was a daily newspaper published in Gothenburg, Sweden, from 1832 to 1985. History and profile ''GHT'' was founded in 1832 by publisher Magnus Prytz and had a liberal alignment from the late ...

'', but in 1973 was acquired by ''

Göteborgs-Posten ''Göteborgs-Posten'' (lit. "The Gothenburg Post"), abbreviated GP, is a major Swedish language daily newspaper published in Gothenburg, Sweden. History and profile ''Göteborgs-Posten'' was first published in 1813, but ceased publication in 1 ...

''. In 1998,

Bonnier AB Bonnier AB (), also the Bonnier Group, is a privately held Swedish media group of 175 companies operating in 15 countries. It is controlled by the Bonnier family. Background The company was founded in 1804 by Gerhard Bonnier in Copenhagen, Denma ...

bought the newspaper and since then it has become a regional edition of ''Expressen'' – distributed in the southwest of Sweden, including

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. ''GT''s headquarters are in Gothenburg and its editor in chief is Christer El-Mochantaf.Expressen-GT
5 April 2019

References

External links

''Expressen''
official website
''GT''
official website
''Kvällsposten''
official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Expressen 1944 establishments in Sweden Bonnier Group Daily newspapers published in Sweden Newspapers published in Stockholm Publications established in 1944 Swedish-language newspapers Swedish news websites