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] Göteborgs-Posten is published in Gothenburg,[5] containing coverage of local, regional, national and international issues.

The stated position of the editorial page is liberal (which in Sweden means center-right).

[2] According to its publisher, seven out of ten Gothenburgers read Göteborgs-Posten daily in 2008.