The newspaper was founded by printer Hans Jørgen Magnus Hansen on 3 August 1870, with an initial circulation of 210 copies.
[1] In 1881 the newspaper was purchased by Tønsbergs Aktietrykkeri, to operate as a conservative publication.
When this company was taken over by the Mecom Group in 2006, it changed name to Edda Media.
[2] The newspaper employs 98 people full-time, and the editor in chief is Håkon Borud.
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