Göteborgs-Posten
Göteborgs-Posten
Type | Daily newspaper |
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Format | Compact |
Owner(s) | Stampen AB |
Editor | Christofer Ahlqvist |
Founded | 1813 |
Political alignment | Liberal |
Language | Swedish |
Headquarters | Polhemsplatsen 5, Gothenburg |
Circulation | 173,700 (2013) |
ISSN | 1103-9345 [13] |
Website | www.gp.se [14] |
Göteborgs-Posten (lit. "The Gothenburg-Post"), abbreviated GP, is a major Swedish language daily newspaper published in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Type | Daily newspaper |
---|---|
Format | Compact |
Owner(s) | Stampen AB |
Editor | Christofer Ahlqvist |
Founded | 1813 |
Political alignment | Liberal |
Language | Swedish |
Headquarters | Polhemsplatsen 5, Gothenburg |
Circulation | 173,700 (2013) |
ISSN | 1103-9345 [13] |
Website | www.gp.se [14] |
History and profile
Göteborgs-Posten was first published in 1813,[1] but ceased publication in 1822. It re-appeared in 1850. Publication seven days a week began in 1939. The paper is owned and published by a family company, Stampen, a subsidiary of Hjörne group.[2][3] It changed its format from the classic broadsheet to compact on 5 October 2004.[4][5]
Circulation
GP-building
GP-building
According to its publisher, seven out of ten Gothenburgers read Göteborgs-Posten every day.[6] In 1998 the circulation of the paper was 258,000 copies on weekdays and 286,000 copies on Sundays.[7] The paper had a circulation of 245,900 copies on weekdays in 2005.[2] It reached about 600,000 people every day with a circulation of 245,700 in 2006.[8] Its 2010 circulation was 227,200 copies.[9] The paper had a circulation of 189,400 copies in 2012 and 173,700 copies in 2013.[10]
See also
Göteborgs Handels- och Sjöfartstidning
List of Swedish newspapers