''Norran'' (previously named ''Norra Västerbotten'') is a
Swedish language
Swedish ( ) is a North Germanic languages, North Germanic language from the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family, spoken predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland. It has at least 10 million native speakers, making it the G ...
liberal newspaper
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published in
Skellefteå
Skellefteå (, locally ) is a Cities in Sweden, city in Västerbotten County, Sweden, with a population of 36,388. It is the seat of Skellefteå Municipality, which had 77,322 inhabitants in 2024.
The city is historically industrial, with mining ...
,
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
''Norran'' was founded by a group of liberal newspaper enthusiasts led by Anton Wikström from Jörn in 1910.
The first official edition was published 1 January 1911. The paper is owned by the
foundation Skelleftepress. It is published in
Berliner format
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in
Skellefteå
Skellefteå (, locally ) is a Cities in Sweden, city in Västerbotten County, Sweden, with a population of 36,388. It is the seat of Skellefteå Municipality, which had 77,322 inhabitants in 2024.
The city is historically industrial, with mining ...
, and chiefly distributed in the northern parts of
Västerbotten
Västerbotten (), sometimes called West Bothnia or Westrobothnia, is a province (''landskap'') in northern Sweden, located by the Gulf of Bothnia. It borders the provinces of Ångermanland, Lapland and Norrbotten. The region is famous for Väs ...
. The stated position of the
editorial
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is
liberal.
Most of the newspaper's local articles are written in Skellefteå, but it also has local editors in
Arjeplog,
Arvidsjaur
Arvidsjaur (; ; ) is a locality and the seat of Arvidsjaur Municipality in Norrbotten County, province of Lapland, Sweden with 4,635 inhabitants in 2010.
Arvidsjaur is a center for the European car industry. During the winter months, major car-m ...
,
Malå
Malå (, ) is a locality and the seat of Malå Municipality in Västerbotten County, province of Lapland, Sweden with 2,050 inhabitants in 2010.
History
The Swedish name Malå comes from the Sami ''Máláge''. The origin is unclear, but the ...
and
Norsjö
Norsjö () is a locality and the seat of Norsjö Municipality in Västerbotten County, Sweden, with 2,051 inhabitants in 2010. It is the birthplace of writer Torgny Lindgren, singer-actor-musician Tommy Körberg, and American author Charlotte Agel ...
.
It has been published on the Internet since February 1996 and the main news service is freely available.
In correlation with the newspaper's 100-year-anniversary, the staff announced on 4 January 2010 that its name would be changed into ''Norran'', a name which has been used by its readers for decades.
The official web site's URL was already norran.se.
In February 2023, as the new electric battery factory Northvolt started to recruit English-speaking staff from all over the world, Norran launched an English-language news service, Norran English, edited by former UK national newspaper journalist, Paul Connolly. Norran was the first newspaper in Sweden to launch an English-language service.
Circulation
In 1959 the circulation of the paper was 24,000 copies.
[ The paper had a circulation of 23,200 copies in 2012 and 22,700 copies in 2013.
]
Editors-in-chief
*Anton Wikström
Anton may refer to: People
*Anton (given name), a list of people with the given name
*Anton (surname), a list of people with the surname
Places
*Anton Municipality, Bulgaria
**Anton, Sofia Province, a village
*Antón District, Panama
**Antón, ...
1913–1935
* Zolo Stärner 1935–1953
* K H Wikström 1953–1978
* Rolf Brandt 1978–1989
* Stig Ericsson 1989–1997
* Birger Thuresson 1997–1999
* Ola Theander 1999-2004
* Sofia Olsson Olsén 2004–2006
* Anders Steinvall 2006–2008
* Anette Novak 2009–2011
*Lars Andersson 2012–History
See also
*
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 ...
*''
Dik Manusch''
References
{{Reflist
External links
Norran official archive serverExample for an archived news article
1910 establishments in Sweden
Newspapers established in 1910
Newspapers published in Sweden
Swedish-language newspapers
Mass media in Västerbotten County
Skellefteå
Västerbotten