| Type: | Daily newspaper |
| Format: | Compact |
| Owners: | Stampen AB |
| Editor: | Christofer Ahlqvist |
| Foundation: | 1813 |
| Political: | Liberal |
| Language: | Swedish |
| Headquarters: | Polhemsplatsen 5, Gothenburg |
| Circulation: | 173,700 (2013) |
| Issn: | 1103-9345 |
| Website: | www.gp.se |
(lit. "The Gothenburg Post"), abbreviated GP, is a major Swedish language daily newspaper published in Gothenburg, Sweden.
was first published in 1813,[1] but ceased publication in 1822. It re-appeared in 1850. Publication seven days a week began in 1939. The paper is owned and published by a family company, Stampen, a subsidiary of Hjörne group.[2] It changed its format from the classic broadsheet to compact on 5 October 2004.[3] [4]
is published in Gothenburg,[4] containing coverage of local, regional, national and international issues. It is chiefly distributed in western Götaland. The stated position of the editorial page is liberal (which in Sweden means center-right).[5]
According to its publisher, seven out of ten Gothenburgers read daily in 2008.[6] In 1998 the circulation of the paper was 258,000 copies on weekdays and 286,000 copies on Sundays.[7] The paper had a circulation of 245,900 copies on weekdays in 2005.[5] It reached about 600,000 people every day with a circulation of 245,700 in 2006.[8] Its 2010, the circulation was 227,200 copies.[9] The paper had a circulation of 189,400 copies in 2012 and 173,700 copies in 2013.[10]