''Vestavind'' (The West Wind) is a local
Norwegian newspaper published in
Sveio
Sveio is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county, Norway. Sveio is a border district that is sometimes considered to be located in the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Haugalandet since it is located on th ...
in
Vestland
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county
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.
[''Store norske leksikon'': ''Vestavind''.](_blank)
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The newspaper appears once a week and covers events in the municipality of Sveio. It 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 is edited by Irene Flatnes Haldin.[''Vestavind'': Om oss.](_blank)
/ref> Gunn Bjørgen is in charge of accounting, finances, and subscriptions.
History
''Vestavind'' was launched in 1986 as a simple A3 sheet and distributed for free, sponsored by advertisements. Later the number of pages grew, and now the paper usually has 20 to 24 pages. In October 2010, Mona Terjesen agreed to a temporary position as editor of the paper. In January 2012 she was succeeded by Irene Flatnes Haldin.
Editors
* Eva Sternhoff Austvik, 1986–1989
* Per A. Enge
* Ingeborg Marie Jensen
* Margrethe Hegland (Langebo)
* Sigurd Olav Larsen
* Sveio Olav Hansen
* Ellen Tveit
* Irene Jacobsen
* Mona Terjesen, 2010–2011
* Irene Flatnes Haldin, 2012–
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 ...]
, ''Vestavind'' has had the following annual circulation:
*2004: 1,229
*2005: 1,426
*2006: 1,540
*2007: 1,481
*2008: 1,599
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References
External links
''Vestavind'' homepage
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Newspapers published in Norway
Norwegian-language newspapers
Sveio
Mass media in Vestland
Newspapers established in 1986
1986 establishments in Norway
Nynorsk