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Fréttablaðið () was a free Icelandic newspaper. It was distributed five days per week. At its peak, it was the most read newspaper in Iceland.

Key facts

Newspaper.name
Fréttablaðið
Newspaper.image
Fréttablaðið.svg
Newspaper.image_size
300px
Newspaper.type
Daily newspaper
Newspaper.format
Tabloid
Newspaper.founded
2001
Newspaper.political_position
Centre-left
Newspaper.owners
Torg ehf.
Newspaper.headquarters
Kalkofnsvegur 2, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland
Newspaper.language
Icelandic
Newspaper.circulation
75,000
Newspaper.circulation_date
February 2022
Newspaper.website
frettabladid.is
Newspaper.publisher
Jón Þórisson
Newspaper.editor
Sigmundur Ernir Rúnarsson

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
daily newspaper
Country of origin
Iceland
Publisher
365
Official website
www.frettabladid.is
Image
Fréttablaðið.svg
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inception
2001-00-00
title
Fréttablaðið
newspaper format
tabloid
language of work or name
Icelandic
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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • History and profile
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Fréttablaðið () was a free Icelandic newspaper. It was distributed five days per week. At its peak, it was the most read newspaper in Iceland.

==History and profile== Fréttablaðið was established in 2001. It was originally owned primarily by the media group 365. The paper was published six days per week, Monday — Saturday until September 2003, when its frequency was switched to daily. As of 2019, it was published six days per week again, and as of 2020, it was published five days per week. It is entirely funded by advertising.

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