''Øyposten'' (The Island Post) is a local
Norwegian newspaper published in the municipality of
Finnøy
Finnøy is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The island municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was merged into Stavanger Municipality. It was located in the traditional district of Ryfylke. The a ...
in
Rogaland
Rogaland () is a Counties of Norway, county in Western Norway, bordering the North Sea to the west and the counties of Vestland to the north, Telemark to the east and Agder to the east and southeast. As of 1 January 2024, it had a population of 49 ...
county
A county () is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesL. Brookes (ed.) '' Chambers Dictionary''. Edinburgh: Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2005. in some nations. The term is derived from the Old French denoti ...
. The newspaper was established in 1970 as a municipal newsletter, and it became an independent newspaper in 1999. Its offices are located in
Judaberg
Judaberg is a village in Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern shore of the island of Finnøy. The island is located on the south side of the Boknafjorden, northeast of the large city of Stavang ...
.
[''Store norske leksikon'': Øyposten.](_blank)
/ref> The paper is published in Nynorsk
Nynorsk (; ) is one of the two official written standards of the Norwegian language, the other being Bokmål. From 12 May 1885, it became the state-sanctioned version of Ivar Aasen's standard Norwegian language (''Landsmål''), parallel to the Da ...
and it is edited by Jon Asgaut Flesjå.
Circulation
According to the Norwegian Audit Bureau of Circulations The Norwegian Audit Bureau of Circulations () is a company that monitors the print runs of Norwegian newspapers, magazines, and weekly publications, and offers advice on calculating circulation numbers. It was established in 2001[National Association of Local Newspapers
The National Association of Local Newspapers (, LLA) is a Norwegian association for local newspapers. The organization was established in Voss in 1976, and it works for its member companies' general conditions and interests.
Among the first issu ...]
, ''Øyposten'' has had the following annual circulation:
*2004: 1,157
*2005: 1,157
*2006: 1,191
*2007: 1,254
*2008: 1,312
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References
External links
''Øyposten'' homepage
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Newspapers published in Norway
Norwegian-language newspapers
Finnøy
Mass media in Rogaland
Newspapers established in 1999
1999 establishments in Norway
Nynorsk