is a Norwegian daily

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with a particular focus on agriculture and rural districts. Its circulation in 2015 was 12,954, an increase of 281 copies from 2014.

History and profile

was founded in 1918. The founding editor-in-chief was Thorvald Aadahl, and during his editorship the paper adopted a far-right political stance. Hans Holten, its political editor from 1945 to 1963, brought the paper into a key role for the Centre Party. The paper primarily targets farmers and the agrarian sector, with focus on district politics,

farming Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

, commentaries and features. It is based in Oslo with offices in

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; ), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2022, it had a population of 212,660. Trondheim is the third most populous municipality in Norway, and is ...

and Fagernes, and edited by Jannicke Engan. The newspaper relies heavily on freelance journalists for regional coverage. Traditionally was affiliated with the Centre Party. Its founding owner was the Farmers Association. The newspaper is fully owned by Tun Media, which is controlled by the Norwegian Agrarian Association, TINE, Nortura, Landkreditt, and others. Tun Media works to promote the interests of Norwegian agriculture and rural districts. The media group also owns other publications, such as '' Bondebladet''. was against the EU membership of Norway. has had a tabloid format since 1986. An online version
nationen.no
was formally launched in 2001. The newspaper is dependent on economic support from the Norwegian Government.Pressestøtte: Dagen og Medier24 får størst økning. Klassekampen får fremdeles mest.
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Circulation

Numbers from the Norwegian Media Businesses' Association, Mediebedriftenes Landsforening. * 1980: 21,455 * 1981: 21,780 * 1982: 21,563 * 1983: 21,648 * 1984: 20,566 * 1985: 20,691 * 1986: 20,021 * 1987: 20,370 * 1988: 19,726 * 1989: 21,388 * 1990: 22,367 * 1991: 23,011 * 1992: 20,805 * 1993: 20,102 * 1994: 21,278 * 1995: 20,278 * 1996: 20,235 * 1997: 19,104 * 1998: 18,311 * 1999: 18,307 * 2000: 17,376 * 2001: 18,652 * 2002: 17,554 * 2003: 16,987 * 2004: 16,484 * 2005: 17,061 * 2006: 16,996 * 2007: 15,871 * 2008: 15,670 * 2009: 14,514 * ... * 2014: 12,673 * 2015: 12,954

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nationen 1918 establishments in Norway Daily newspapers published in Norway Newspapers established in 1918 Norwegian-language newspapers Centre Party (Norway) newspapers Newspapers published in Oslo