HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

''Sosialurin'' is a Faroese newspaper located in Tórshavn. It is written in the Faroese language. The newspaper, in partnership with Føroya Tele, a Faroese telecom, operates the websit
in.fo


History

The newspaper published its first copy on 27 May 1927, as the ''Føroya Social Demokrat'', and originally it was associated with the Social Democratic Party. From 1945 to 1955 the newspaper circulated under the name ''Føroya Sosial-Demokratur''. In 2006 the ''Social Democratic Party'' sold their part of the shares to a new company, Miðlahúsið, that was owned by the newspaper's management, employees and Føroya Tele.


Circulation

Sosialurin sold 7,300 copies daily as of 2000, and was the second largest newspaper in the Faroe Islands after ''
Dimmalætting ''Dimmalætting'' ( Faroese for 'Dawn') is the oldest and largest newspaper of the Faroe Islands and is based in Tórshavn. The first edition of the ''Dimma'', as it is commonly known, appeared (after a test issue on December 8, 1877) on January ...
''.


See also

* Media of the Faroe Islands


References


External links


sosialurin.fo
{{in lang, fo Newspapers published in the Faroe Islands Publications established in 1927