Västerbottens Folkblad
# Västerbottens Folkblad

Västerbottens Folkblad is a Swedish language newspaper published in Umeå, Sweden.

## History and profile

Västerbottens Folkblad was founded in 1917. It is published in Umeå, Västerbotten and covers regional news from Västerbotten.

In 2001 the company which owns Västerbottens-Kuriren, another newspaper in Umeå, acquired 50% of the paper. Two years later the company became the majority owner of the paper with 91% of its share.

In 2010 the circulation of Västerbottens Folkblad was 12,300 copies.

## References and notes

* 1 2 "Västerbottens Folkblad". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 May 2011.
* 1 2 Mart Ots (2011). "Competition and collaboration between Swedish newspapers – an overview and case study of a restructuring market" (Conference paper). University of Akkureyri. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
