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Lofotposten is a newspaper published in Lofoten, with its headquarters located in Svolvær. It is the biggest publication in Northern Norway.

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Lofotposten

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lofotposten.no

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Instance of
newspaper
Country
Norway
Owned by
Amedia
Country of origin
Norway
Official website
lofotposten.no
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language of work or name
Norwegian
title
Lofotposten
inception
1896-01-01
place of publication
Svolvær
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Lofotposten is a newspaper published in Lofoten, with its headquarters located in Svolvær. It is the biggest publication in Northern Norway.

==History and profile== The newspaper was established by Joh. E. Paulsen in 1896. Following the occupation of Norway by Nazis the paper was taken by them in 1941. Since 1995 the newspaper is owned by Amedia. It mainly focuses on the Lofoten area. It had a circulation of 7,133 copies in 2008. Jan Eivind Fredly is the editor.

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