# Norran > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Norran > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Norran.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norran > Source revision: 1352661534 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) ***Norran*** (previously named ***Norra Västerbotten***)[1] is a [Swedish language](/source/Swedish_language) [liberal](/source/Liberalism) [newspaper](/source/Newspaper) published in [Skellefteå](/source/Skellefte%C3%A5), [Sweden](/source/Sweden). ## History and profile *Norran* was founded by a group of liberal newspaper enthusiasts led by Anton Wikström from Jörn in 1910.[2] The first official edition was published 1 January 1911. The paper is owned by the [foundation](/source/Foundation_(charity)) [Skelleftepress](/source/Skelleftepress). It is published in [Berliner format](/source/Berliner_format)[3] in [Skellefteå](/source/Skellefte%C3%A5), and chiefly distributed in the northern parts of [Västerbotten](/source/V%C3%A4sterbotten_County). The stated position of the [editorial](/source/Editorial) is [liberal](/source/Liberalism). Most of the newspaper's local articles are written in Skellefteå, but it also has local editors in [Arjeplog](/source/Arjeplog), [Arvidsjaur](/source/Arvidsjaur), [Malå](/source/Mal%C3%A5) and [Norsjö](/source/Norsj%C3%B6). It has been published on the Internet since February 1996 and the main news service is freely available. In correlation with the newspaper's 100-year-anniversary, the staff announced on 4 January 2010 that its name would be changed into *Norran*, a name which has been used by its readers for decades.[4] The official web site's URL was already norran.se.[4] In February 2023, as the new electric battery factory Northvolt started to recruit English-speaking staff from all over the world, Norran launched an English-language news service, Norran English, edited by former UK national newspaper journalist, Paul Connolly. Norran was the first newspaper in Sweden to launch an English-language service. ## Circulation In 1959 the circulation of the paper was 24,000 copies.[2] The paper had a circulation of 23,200 copies in 2012 and 22,700 copies in 2013.[5] ## Editors-in-chief - [Anton Wikström](/source/Anton_Wikstr%C3%B6m) 1913–1935 - [Zolo Stärner](/source/Zolo_St%C3%A4rner) 1935–1953 - [K H Wikström](/source/K_H_Wikstr%C3%B6m) 1953–1978 - [Rolf Brandt](/source/Rolf_Brandt_(journalist)) 1978–1989 - [Stig Ericsson](/source/Stig_Ericsson) 1989–1997 - [Birger Thuresson](/source/Birger_Thuresson) 1997–1999 - [Ola Theander](/source/Ola_Theander) 1999-2004 - [Sofia Olsson Olsén](/source/Sofia_Olsson_Ols%C3%A9n) 2004–2006 - [Anders Steinvall](/source/Anders_Steinvall) 2006–2008 - [Anette Novak](/source/Anette_Novak) 2009–2011 - Lars Andersson 2012–[6] ## See also - [List of Swedish newspapers](/source/List_of_Swedish_newspapers) - *[Dik Manusch](/source/Dik_Manusch)* ## References 1. ["Norran byter namn till Norran"](http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=98&artikel=3349615) [Norran changes its name to Norran] (in Swedish). *[Sveriges Radio](/source/Sveriges_Radio)*. 4 January 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2010. 1. Karl Erik Gustafsson & Per Rydén (2010). [*A History of the Press in Sweden*](https://web.archive.org/web/20150213232250/http://presshistoria.se/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/A-history-of-the-Press-in-Sweden.pdf). Gothenburg: Nordicom. ISBN 978-91-86523-08-4. Archived from [the original](http://presshistoria.se/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/A-history-of-the-Press-in-Sweden.pdf) on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015. 1. ["Newspapers Next Generation"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160529000731/http://bdu.nu/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Newspaper-next-generation-2009.pdf). Boström Design and Development. 2009. Archived from [the original](http://bdu.nu/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Newspaper-next-generation-2009.pdf) on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2015. 1. ["Norra Västerbotten byter namn"](http://www.medievarlden.se/nyheter/2010/01/norra-vasterbotten-byter-namn) [Norra Västerbotten changes its name] (in Swedish). *[Medievärlden](/source/Mediev%C3%A4rlden)*. 4 January 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2010. 1. Frank Eriksson Barman (2014). ["In search of a profitability framework for the local daily newspaper industry. A case study at Göteborgs-Posten"](http://publications.lib.chalmers.se/records/fulltext/203410/203410.pdf) (Report). Gothenburg: Chalmers University of Technology. Retrieved 7 March 2015. 1. [History](http://norran.se/hundra/norranshistoria/article1076582.ece) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110310061230/http://norran.se/hundra/norranshistoria/article1076582.ece) 10 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine ## External links - [Norran official archive server](http://norran.news) - [Example for an archived news article](https://norran.news/arkiv/artikel/polisen-beslagtog-40000-narkotikapiller/r3zpk08j/) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Norran](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norran) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norran?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.