is a Norwegian daily newspaper with a particular focus on agriculture and rural districts. Its circulation in 2015 was 12,954, an increase of 281 copies from 2014.
History and profile was founded in 1918. The founding editor-in-chief was Thorvald Aadahl, and during his editorship the paper adopted a far-right political stance. Hans Holten, its political editor from 1945 to 1963, brought the paper into a key role for the Centre Party. The paper primarily targets farmers and the agrarian sector, with focus on district politics, farming, commentaries and features. It is based in Oslo with offices in Trondheim and Fagernes, and edited by Jannicke Engan. The newspaper relies heavily on freelance journalists for regional coverage.
Traditionally was affiliated with the Centre Party. Its founding owner was the Farmers Association. The newspaper is fully owned by Tun Media, which is controlled by the Norwegian Agrarian Association, TINE, Nortura, Landkreditt, and others. Tun Media works to promote the interests of Norwegian agriculture and rural districts. The media group also owns other publications, such as Bondebladet. was against the EU membership of Norway.
has had a tabloid format since 1986. An online version, nationen.no, was formally launched in 2001.
The newspaper is dependent on economic support from the Norwegian Government.Pressestøtte: Dagen og Medier24 får størst økning. Klassekampen får fremdeles mest.
Circulation Numbers from the Norwegian Media Businesses' Association, Mediebedriftenes Landsforening.
1980: 21,455 1981: 21,780 1982: 21,563 1983: 21,648 1984: 20,566 1985: 20,691 1986: 20,021 1987: 20,370 1988: 19,726 1989: 21,388 1990: 22,367 1991: 23,011 1992: 20,805 1993: 20,102 1994: 21,278 1995: 20,278 1996: 20,235 1997: 19,104 1998: 18,311 1999: 18,307 2000: 17,376 2001: 18,652 2002: 17,554 2003: 16,987 2004: 16,484 2005: 17,061 2006: 16,996 2007: 15,871 2008: 15,670 2009: 14,514 ... 2014: 12,673 2015: 12,954
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