Bygdebladet
# Bygdebladet

Bygdebladet (The Country Gazette) is a newspaper published in Sjøholt in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The newspaper is published in Nynorsk and is issued on Wednesdays and Saturdays in the municipalities of Vestnes, Ørskog, Stordal, Skodje, and Haram. The paper was started in 1972 by Kjell Opsal. Opsal edited the paper until 2015, when he was succeeded by Reidar Opsal.

## Circulation

According to the Norwegian Audit Bureau of Circulations (Norsk Opplagskontroll) and the National Association of Local Newspapers (Landslaget for lokalaviser), Bygdebladet has had the following annual circulation:

* 2006: 3,056
* 2007: 2,979
* 2008: 2,847
* 2009: 2,870
* 2010: 2,801
* 2011: 2,691
* 2012: 2,642
* 2013: 2,500
* 2014: 2,439
* 2015: 2,474
* 2016: 2,474
