Västerbottens Folkblad

Västerbottens Folkblad is a Swedish language newspaper published in Umeå, Sweden.

Västerbottens Folkblad
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatTabloid
Editor-in-chiefDaniel Nordström
Founded1917; 107 years ago (1917)
LanguageSwedish
HeadquartersUmeå, Sweden
Circulation12,300 (2010)
Sister newspapersVästerbottens-Kuriren
ISSN1104-0238
Websitewww.folkbladet.nu

History and profile

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Västerbottens 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

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  1. ^ a b "Västerbottens Folkblad". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  2. ^ 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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