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Monday, 21 January 2019

First Swedish Newspaper

Ordinari Post Tijdender
It is the oldest currently published newspaper in the world, although as of the 1 January 2007 edition, it has switched over to an internet-only format.

Meaning
Ordinari Post Tijdender's meaning is "Regular Mail Times" in English

Year: 9 April 1645

Did you know: Ordinari Post Tijdender is the 10th-oldest newspaper in Europe (first published in 1645) and The first Swedish Newspaper.

Content
It is the government newspaper and gazette of Sweden, and the country's official notification medium for announcements like bankruptcy declarations or auctions. The newspaper also carries advertising, the largest advertiser being the Swedish Patent and Registration Office.

Published
The paper was published weekly during early years.

Royal Post Agency
Nine years earlier, the royal postal agency (Kungliga Postverket) had been established and now all postmasters in the country were required to submit reports of information they heard, and the newspaper was then distributed to public notice boards throughout the country.

Swedish Academy
In 1791, Gustav III designated the Swedish Academy to distribute and publish the newspaper, a practice that continues today.

Merged
In 1821 it merged with the Inrikes Tidningar ("Domestic Times") to form the Post- och Inrikes Tidningar.

Meaning
Post- och Inrikes Tidningar or PoIT (Swedish for "Post and Domestic Times")

In General
In the 17th and 18th centuries, it was the leading news source in the country, but by 1922, under competition from commercial papers, it had been reduced to publishing government, corporate, and legal announcements.

Internet Copy
As of 2000, Post- och Inrikes Tidningar is published online at PointLex, and all editions from 1771 to 1860 are available at Project Tiden.

Current Website www.poit.org

References
Wikipedia, National Encyclopedia Sweden, Google Books 

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