It was not just any edition of the newspaper that the old owners of the house had preserved, the edition was Lofotposten’s first edition in a liberated Norway after World War II, namely the edition from 8. May 1945.
Although the newspaper was somewhat worn at the edges, the copy was in surprisingly good condition and the four pages were filled with a lot of interesting content.
Lofotposten is alive and well and has recently come up with a completely new and fresh design both online and not least on paper.
The edition from 1945 has been handed over to Lofotposten’s skilled journalist and loyal employee for many years, John-Arne Storhaug.
Lofotposten was founded in 1896 with its head office in Svolvær. The newspaper was a constant companion in the lives of the many people who rowed fishing in Lofoten. Lofotposten was a power factor and was quoted several times from the Storting’s rostrum when issues concerning the High North were discussed at Løvebakken.
After World War II, Lofotposten was the region’s largest newspaper with a circulation of over 30,000 copies.
