Norrbottens-Kuriren was founded in 1861, and therefore is the oldest newspaper in the region. The paper was acquired by Norrköping Tidningar AB (NTM Group) in 2000. The company also owns
Norrköpings Tidningar and
Folkbladet among the others. One of the paper's staff journalists were convicted of involvement in the political assassination attempt in 1940 against the rival
left-wing newspaper
Norrskensflamman, in which five people died. In the surrounding area,
Norrbottens-Kuriren has one main competitor, named
Norrländska Socialdemokraten (NSD). The managing director is
Sture Bergman. In 1996 the circulation of
Norrbottens-Kuriren was 30,700 copies. In 2005, the paper had 27,600 readers. The paper had a circulation of 19,600 copies in 2010. ==See also==