(The Express) is one of two nationwide evening newspapers in Sweden. Describing itself as independent liberal, was founded in 1944; its symbol is a wasp and its slogans are "it stings" or " to your rescue".

The newspaper awards the culture prize Expressens Heffaklump for children's and youth culture.

Overview

The first edition of was published on 16 November 1944. A main feature that day was an interview with the crew members of a British bomber who were successful in sinking the German ship Tirpitz. A project of Albert Bonnier Jr., Carl-Adam Nycop, and Ivar Harrie – who was to become the first editor-in-chief –  was created in part to push back against "national socialism and related violent ideologies."

The paper is owned by the Bonnier Group. As of 2005, the paper had a liberal stance, The 2004 circulation of the paper was 335,000 copies. In 2010, the circulation of the paper had declined to 270,900 copies.

Kvällsposten

Kvällsposten, founded in 1948, is – since 1998 – an edition of distributed in the south of Sweden, including Skåne and Blekinge counties. Its editorial offices are in Malmö and the editor in chief is Magnus Ringman.

GT

Göteborgs-Tidningen or GT was a tabloid newspaper founded in Gothenburg in 1902. GT was owned by Göteborgs Handels- och Sjöfartstidning, but in 1973 it was acquired by Göteborgs-Posten. In 1998, Bonnier AB bought the newspaper and since then it has become a regional edition of – distributed in the southwest of Sweden, including Västra Götaland County.

GTs headquarters are in Gothenburg and its editor in chief is Christer El-Mochantaf.

See also

  • List of Swedish newspapers

References

  • [http://www.expressen.se/ ] — official website
  • GT — official website
  • Kvällsposten — official website