Firda

Firda was founded in 1917 by Kristian Ulltang, who also was its first editor. The paper was published twice per week in the 1960s.^[3] Its frequency was six times per week in the 1990s.^[3] Its editor-in-chief is Jan Atle Stang.^[4][5]

In 1999 Firda was the recipient of the European Newspaper Award in the category of local newspaper.^[6]

At the beginning of the 1960s the circulation of Firda was about 6,000 copies.^[3] In the 1990s it had a circulation of about 15,000 copies,^[3][7] making it the major newspaper in Vestland.^[3] In 2009 its circulation was 13,500 copies.^[8] The 2013 circulation of the paper was 11,972 copies.^[9]

• Official website