Hallands Nyheter

The paper employs about 150 people and has annual revenue of 130 million Swedish kronor.

The paper has editorial offices in Falkenberg, Varberg, Kungsbacka and Halmstad.

It was distributed by post on the countryside, while townspeople could either get it at specified places, or pay a bit extra and get it delivered.

Falkenbergs-Posten was a liberal paper, in opposition to its competitor, the large Falkenbergs Tidning, which was conservative.

Filip Pärson held the post as chief editor, and would continue to do so until 1927.

The reason for the change was that it fitted better with the post distribution, and the days were those on which Falkenbergs Tidning was published as well.

The recently formed National Farmers Union (Jordbrukarnas Riksförbund) want a newspaper in Halland.

At the annual meeting on 28 May 1919 it was decided that the possibility of getting a mean of influencing the press in Halland should be investigated.

As a consequence a company, owned by individuals within the farmer's movement, bought the paper.

This led the Farmer's League to sell the paper back to its CEO and former owner, Gustaf Adolf Janson.

The company saw a turn for the better when the printer was commissioned to print Halländska Lantmannatidningen the same year.

Although small in size it had, in the 1940s, a circulation of 20,000, hence giving the company a much needed stable source of income.

After a tough start, it grew partly because of the local editor in chief, Axel E Blixt, a man with good connections with the farmer's movement.

The paper switch from mid day to morning publication in response to the same move by Falkenbergs Tidning.

The purchase fueled some controversy, as it originally belonged to a Norwegian paper that had been taken over by the Nazis during the war, Bergens Aftenblad.

Göteborgs Handels- och Sjöfartstidning, Göteborgs-Posten and Falkenbergs Tidning all hinted that they had been able to buy the printer at a too low price, as Norway was occupied by Germany.

A close cooperation between the papers was established, much due to the shared connection with the farmer's movement.

The machine meant that they could print much more photos, and in 1956 the paper got its first full-time employed photograph.

Janson continued to be the majority shareholder, while his wife and children became the owners of the remaining stocks.

Following the new printer the format was changed to berliner and the office was upgraded, to be able to handle the introduction of computers.

The owner was Stampen, which bought Centertidningar AB (including Hallands Nyheter) in 2005.

The paper is part of Mediebolaget Västkusten, MBVK, and its sister newspaper is Hallandsposten.