# Barometern

> Barometern is a news source in the TOLD catalogue, based in Sweden. TOLD classifies its editorial position as **Lean right**.

- **Domain:** barometern.se
- **Website:** https://www.barometern.se
- **Country:** Sweden
- **Region:** Europe
- **Language:** Swedish
- **Editorial position on TOLD:** Lean right
- **Founded:** 1841

## About

Barometern reads like Sweden's conservative heartland put to print, delivering regional news from Kalmar County with the quiet authority of an institution founded in 1841. It centers local politics, community affairs and regional institutions, with a viewpoint density that leans moderate but rarely surprises. The paradox is tidy: one of Sweden's oldest papers belongs to a group with Bonnier ties, yet its editorial board guards its independence like a founding charter.

## Profile

- **Ownership:** Gota Media AB. Gota Media Holding is jointly owned by Sydostpress AB (controlled by the Barometern Foundation, 50%) and Borås Tidning AB (controlled by the Tore G Wärenstam Foundation, 50%). Bonnier News Local holds a 30% stake in Gota Media.
- **Funding:** Subscription and advertising revenue; Swedish state press subsidy (presstöd) administered by MPRT
- **Focus areas:** Regional news and politics in Kalmar County; local sports, culture, business and community affairs; national politics from a regional perspective


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and focus. It describes a pattern; it is not a rating of quality and not a
ranking. Nothing in TOLD sorts, hides or promotes a source by its position.
State-aligned and partisan outlets are in the catalogue on purpose, labelled.

## Assessment note

Latest assessment: 2026-03-17. Generated with TOLD Source Prompt Brief v1.2.4. External classifications: 7 (4 themes).

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