''Firda'' is a Norwegian daily newspaper, published in

Sunnfjord Sunnfjord ( - in contrast to Nordfjord) is a traditional district in Western Norway located in Vestland county. It includes the municipalities of Askvoll, Fjaler, the southernmost parts of Kinn, Sunnfjord, and the southernmost parts of Brem ...

, Norway.

History and profile

''Firda'' was founded in 1917 by Kristian Ulltang, who also was its first editor. The paper was published twice per week in the 1960s. Its frequency was six times per week in the 1990s. Its

editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The editor-in-chief heads all departments of the organization and is held accoun ...

is Jan Atle Stang. In 1999 ''Firda'' was the recipient of the

European Newspaper Award European Newspaper Award is a design competition for European newspapers. The competition was founded and organized by newspaper designer Norbert Küpper from Meerbusch, Germany. He co-operates with the journalist magazines '' Medium Magazin'' ( ...

in the category of local newspaper. At the beginning of the 1960s the circulation of ''Firda'' was about 6,000 copies. In the 1990s it had a circulation of about 15,000 copies, making it the major newspaper in

Vestland Vestland is a Counties of Norway, county in Norway. The county is located in Western Norway, and its administrative centre is Bergen, where the executive and political leadership is based. The County governor (Norway), County Governor is based in ...

. In 2009 its circulation was 13,500 copies. The 2013 circulation of the paper was 11,972 copies.

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Firda 1917 establishments in Norway Amedia Sunnfjord Daily newspapers published in Norway Norwegian-language newspapers Newspapers established in 1917