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Short description: Norwegian newspaper
Nordlys
Newspaper Nordlys Tromsø HQ 2022.jpg
Nordlys headquarters building in Tromsø
Owner(s)Amedia
Founder(s)Alfred Eriksen
Founded1902; 122 years ago (1902)
HeadquartersTromsø
Circulation26,000 (2009)
Websitehttps://www.nordlys.no

Nordlys is a Norwegian newspaper published in Tromsø,[1] covering the region of Troms,[2] and the largest newspaper in Northern Norway.

History and profile

Nordlys was founded in 1902[3] by Alfred Eriksen, who also was its first editor-in-chief. The majority owner of the paper is A-Pressen,[3][4] until 2012, when A-Pressen was renamed Amedia.[5] The paper is headquartered in Tromsø.[3] It was an organ of the Labour Party.[3]

Among the later editors are Ivan Kristoffersen, who edited the newspaper from 1982 to 1997, and Hans Kristian Amundsen who served in the position from 2001 to 2011.[5]

Anders Opdahl served as chief editor from 2011 to 2016, and Helge Nitteberg has been chief editor since 2016.[5]

Nordlys has been one of the major sponsors of the Tromsø International Film Festival since its inception in 1991.[6]

The circulation of Nordlys was 28,000 copies in 2005.[3] In 2008 the paper had a circulation of 26,714 copies. It was 26,000 copies in 2009.[1]

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