Per Håland (7 January 1919 – 9 October 1999) was a Norwegian journalist and newspaper editor, and proponent for the

Nynorsk language 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 ...

. He was born in

Høyanger Høyanger () is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center is the village of Høyanger. Other villages in Høyanger municipality include Austreim, Bjordal, Kyrkjeb� ...

. He was a journalist for ''Høyanger Avis'' from 1939 until the outbreak of World War II, and later for the newspapers ''

Fjordabladet ''Fjordabladet'' is a Norwegian newspaper, published two times a week in Nordfjordeid in Vestland county. The newspaper mainly focuses on coverage within Stad Municipality, but does also cover the greater Nordfjord region. It started on 10 July ...

'', ''

Verdens Gang (), generally known under the abbreviation ''VG'', is a Norway, Norwegian Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid newspaper. In 2016, circulation numbers stood at 93,883, declining from a peak circulation of 390,510 in 2002. Nevertheless, ''VG'' is ...

'', ''Vest-Agder'' and '' Varden''. He was chief editor of the newspaper ''

Gula Tidend ''Gula Tidend'' (meaning ''Gula Times'') is a former Norwegian newspaper. It was established in 1904 by Johannes Lavik, and disestablished in 1996. During World War II in response to the censorship of the occupying forces the paper temporarily ...

'' for 25 years, from 1954 to 1979.

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1919 births 1999 deaths People from Høyanger Norwegian newspaper editors Nynorsk-language writers 20th-century Norwegian writers {{Norway-journalist-stub