''Sandnesposten'' (The Sandnes Gazette) is a local
Norwegian
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newspaper published in
Sandnes
Sandnes () is a city and municipality in Rogaland, Norway. It lies immediately south of Stavanger, the 4th largest city in Norway and together, the Stavanger/Sandnes area is the third-largest urban area in Norway. The urban city of Sandnes lie ...
in
Rogaland
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county
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The newspaper was launched in 1990[''Store norske leksikon'': ''Sandnesposten''.](_blank)
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Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Municipal ...
'' in Voss
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Circulation
According to the Norwegian Audit Bureau of Circulations The Norwegian Audit Bureau of Circulations ( no, Norsk Opplagskontroll AS) is a company that monitors the print runs of Norwegian newspapers, magazines, and weekly publications, and offers advice on calculating circulation numbers. It was establishe ...
and National Association of Local Newspapers The National Association of Local Newspapers ( no, Landslaget for lokalaviser, 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 in ...
, ''Sandnesposten'' has had the following annual circulation:
* 2006: 3,642
* 2007: 3,971
* 2008: 4,222
* 2009: 4,159
* 2010: 4,192
* 2011: 4,022
* 2012: 4,018
* 2013: 3,995
* 2014: 3,999
* 2015: 4,650
* 2016: 4,566''Medienorge'': Opplagstall norske aviser.
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References
External links
''Sandnesposten'' homepage
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Newspapers published in Norway
Norwegian-language newspapers
Sandnes
Mass media in Rogaland
Newspapers established in 1990
1990 establishments in Norway