Alejandro Banuet

Every day since 1645, the swedish newspaper Post Och Inrikes Tidningar, has arrived faithful at the appointment with its readers. From January 1st, it will do it not more… only in the Web.

Roland Hoglund, president of the Swedish Office of Registry of Companies, does not consider negative the closing of a publication with so rancid ancestry: “It will be much more accessible”.
In any case, three copies of the newspaper will continue to be printed and sended to the libraries of the universities to maintain the tradition alive. Source: El Pais

Here are the 10 oldest newspapers still being circulated:

1) Post och Inrikes Tidningar (Sweden) 1645
2) Haarlems Dagblad (Netherlands) 1656
3) La Gazzetta di Mantova (Italy) 1664
4) The London Gazette (UK) 1665
5) Wiener Zeitung (Austria) 1703
6) Hildesheimer Allgemeiner Zeitung (Germany) 1705
7) Worcester Journal (UK) 1709
The Newcastle Journal (UK) 1711
9) The Stamford Mercury (UK) 1712
10) Hanauer Anzeiger (Germany) 1725

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