Finnmarken

{{Short description|Norwegian newspaper}} {{distinguish|Finnmark}} {{Infobox newspaper | name = Finnmarken  | image = | type = | format = | price = | founded = 1899 | owners = A-pressen | political_position = Liberal (1899-1904)<br>Labour (1904-<br>Nazi (1942-1944) | headquarters = | editor = Karoline Almås Sørensen | website = [http://www.finnmarken.no/ www.finnmarken.no] | circulation = 7,147<ref name="circulation">{{Cite web|url=http://www.mediebedriftene.no/novus/upload/file/avis/marked/opplagstall/2006/opplagspresentasjonen%202006-rettet.pdf|format=PDF|title=Avsisenes nettooopplag 2006|accessdate=31 January 2008|publisher=Mediebedriftenes Landsforening|year=2007|language=Norwegian}}{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> }}

'''''Finnmarken''''' is a local newspaper published in Vadsø, Norway. It covers eastern Finnmark county. It was established in 1899<ref>{{cite book |title=Norsk mediehistorie |last=Bastiansen |first=Henrik G. |author-link=Henrik G. Bastiansen |author2=Hans Fredrik Dahl |author2-link=Hans Fredrik Dahl |year=2003 |publisher=Universitetsforlaget |location=Oslo |isbn=82-15-00325-7 |pages=216 }}</ref> by Adam Egede-Nissen and others.

In 1942, ''Finnmarken'' was taken over by the national socialist occupant regime. They incorporated it into ''Finnmark Folkeblad'' in 1944. In 1945, after the occupation, this was reversed; however, both ''Folkets Frihet'' and ''Vadsø Arbeiderblad'' were absorbed into ''Finnmarken''.

It has a circulation of 7,147, of whom 6,302 are subscribers.<ref name="circulation"/>

''Finnmarken (newspaper)'' is owned by ''A-pressen Lokale Medier AS'', which in turn is owned 100% by A-pressen.

The editor is Karoline Almås Sørensen.<ref>[https://m24.no/finnmarken-folk-karoline-almas-sorensen/karoline-almas-sorensen-33-er-ny-redaktor-i-finnmarken/315683 Karoline Almås Sørensen (33) er ny redaktør i Finnmarken]</ref>

==References== *[http://www.medieregisteret.no/database/dbprogs/?1=1&fid=20039 Norwegian Media Registry] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050128233926/http://www.medieregisteret.no/database/dbprogs/?1=1&fid=20039 |date=2005-01-28 }} {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.finnmarken.no/ Website]

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