Västerbottens Folkblad is a Swedish language newspaper published in Umeå, Sweden.
Type | Daily newspaper |
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Format | Tabloid |
Editor-in-chief | Daniel Nordström |
Founded | 1917 |
Language | Swedish |
Headquarters | Umeå, Sweden |
Circulation | 12,300 (2010) |
Sister newspapers | Västerbottens-Kuriren |
ISSN | 1104-0238 |
Website | www.folkbladet.nu |
History and profile
editVästerbottens Folkblad was founded in 1917. It is published in Umeå, Västerbotten[1] and covers regional news from Västerbotten.
In 2001 the company which owns Västerbottens-Kuriren, another newspaper in Umeå, acquired 50% of the paper.[2] Two years later the company became the majority owner of the paper with 91% of its share.[2]
In 2010 the circulation of Västerbottens Folkblad was 12,300 copies.[1]
References and notes
edit- ^ a b "Västerbottens Folkblad". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ a b Mart Ots (2011). "Competition and collaboration between Swedish newspapers – an overview and case study of a restructuring market" (Conference paper). University of Akkureyri. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
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