Helsingborgs Dagblad

Helsingborgs Dagblad (HD), published in Helsingborg in Skåne is the largest (circ. 84.000) newspaper in Swedish outside Malmö-, Göteborg- and Stockholm-district.

The newspaper was founded with the name of Helsingborgs Tidning in 1867. It began to use its current name, Helsingborgs Dagblad, in 1884. During its initial period it was a moderate publication. The paper has its headquarters in Helsingborg.

In January 2001, the newspaper merged with Nordvästra Skånes Tidningar and is today published in three different local editions with separate names. In 2006, the paper changed its format from traditional broadsheet to tabloid following a general trend among daily newspapers.

HD was named in 2012 as Sweden's best newspaper.

On 23 April 2014, Sydsvenskan acknowledged that they wanted to buy HD. A strong reason was reported to be that both newspapers had seen their ad revenue decrease heavily. They reached a deal in the end of May and the Swedish Competition Authority approved it around two weeks after. While Sydsvenskan has a soft paywall, it is not yet decided if HD will also have one.

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