Type | Local newspaper |
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Format | Half Nordic |
Owner(s) | MittMedia Förvaltning AB |
Founded | 1877 |
Political alignment | Center-right |
Language | Swedish |
Headquarters | Östersund |
Country | Sweden |
ISSN | 1104-0386 |
Website | ÖP |
Östersunds-Posten, simply ÖP, is a Swedish language local newspaper published in Östersund, Sweden. The paper has been in circulation since 1877.
Östersunds-Posten was established in 1877. [1] Its headquarters is in Östersund. [2] The Erfa-group was the owner of the paper [3] until 1975 when it was acquired by the Centertidningar, [4] a media company owned by the Center Party. [5] The paper was sold to a newspaper consortium, including the companies of Stampen, Mittmedia, and Eskilstunakuriren and became part of MittMedia Förvaltning AB. [4]
The political leaning of Östersunds-Posten is center-right. [6] The paper was published in broadsheet format until Fall 2004 [7] when it began to be published in half Nordic format. [2] [8] It has a weekend supplement, Lørdag. [2]
The paper started its website in 1994. [1] In 2005 Östersunds-Posten was named as the Europe's Best Designed Newspaper and awarded the European Newspaper Award in the category of local newspapers. [2]
In 2010 Östersunds-Posten sold 26,400 copies. [4] The circulation of the paper fell to 23,400 copies in 2012 and to 21,800 copies in 2013. [9]