Avisa Nordland
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Avisa Nordland is a newspaper
published in Bodø
, Norway
. It was established through a controversial merger of the two competing newspapers Nordlandsposten
and Nordlands Framtid. In 2006, it had a circulation of about 24700 copies.
The paper has its headquarters in central Bodø, and occupies most of the bank Nordlandsbanken
s former premises. In addition it has offices in Nordland
small towns Fauske
, Oppeid
and Ørnes
.
Printing of Avisa Nordland takes place in a brand new building in Olav V street in Bodø, fitted with the latest technology in paper production.
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
published in Bodø
Bodø
is a city and a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Salten region.The city of Bodø was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Bodin was merged with Bodø on 1 January 1968. Skjerstad was merged with Bodø on 1 January 2005...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. It was established through a controversial merger of the two competing newspapers Nordlandsposten
Nordlandsposten
Nordlandsposten was a daily newspaper published in Bodø, Nordland, Norway.The newspaper was first published in 1862, and last published on 16 February 2002....
and Nordlands Framtid. In 2006, it had a circulation of about 24700 copies.
The paper has its headquarters in central Bodø, and occupies most of the bank Nordlandsbanken
Nordlandsbanken
Nordlandsbanken is a Norwegian bank serving the County of Nordland. Nordlandsbanken is a wholly owned subsidiary of DnB NOR who bought the bank in 2003. It has total assets of NOK 22 billion and headquarters in Bodø. The bank has 17 branches.-History:...
s former premises. In addition it has offices in Nordland
Nordland
is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is...
small towns Fauske
Fauske
is a town and municipality located in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Salten region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Fauske with approximately 6,000 inhabitants....
, Oppeid
Oppeid
Oppeid is the administrative centre of Hamarøy municipality, Norway....
and Ørnes
Ørnes
Ørnes is a small village in the municipality of Meløy, Norway. Its population is 1,538. It is a station on Hurtigruten between Nesna and Bodø.The place can be traced back hundreds of years, but the year 1794 is recognized as the beginning of Ørnes as we know it, when Elling Pedersen was allowed to...
.
Printing of Avisa Nordland takes place in a brand new building in Olav V street in Bodø, fitted with the latest technology in paper production.