Firda is a Norwegian daily newspaper, published in Sunnfjord, Norway.[1]
Type | Daily newspaper |
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Founder(s) | Kristian Ulltang |
Founded | 1917 |
Language | Norwegian |
Headquarters | Sunnfjord |
Circulation | 11,972 (2013) |
Website | 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.[2] Its frequency was six times per week in the 1990s.[2] Its editor-in-chief is Jan Atle Stang.[3][4]
In 1999 Firda was the recipient of the European Newspaper Award in the category of local newspaper.[5]
At the beginning of the 1960s the circulation of Firda was about 6,000 copies.[2] In the 1990s it had a circulation of about 15,000 copies,[2][6] making it the major newspaper in Vestland.[2] In 2009 its circulation was 13,500 copies.[7] The 2013 circulation of the paper was 11,972 copies.[8]