Metro International is a Swedish media company based in Luxembourg that publishes the Metro newspapers. Metro International's advertising sales have grown at a compound annual growth rate of 41% since launch of the first newspaper edition in 1995.^[1] It is a freesheet, meaning that distribution is free, with revenues thus generated entirely through advertising. This newspaper is primarily intended for commuters who move daily in and out of big cities business areas, mainly during rush hours. A freesheet is a newspaper that is given away for free. ... // Advert redirects here. ... Commuting is the process of travelling from a place of residence to a place of work. ... For other uses, see Rush hour (disambiguation). ...

The company was founded by Pelle Andersson and started as a subsidiary of the Modern Times Group along with Viasat Broadcasting. It is now controlled through an investment company named Kinnevik. The first edition of the newspaper was published as Metro Stockholm and distributed in the Stockholm Metro. Modern Times Group (MTG) is a Swedish media company. ... Viasat is a DBS distributor and TV broadcaster, owned by the Swedish media conglomerate Modern Times Group. ... An investment company is a company whose main business is holding securities of other companies purely for investment purposes. ... Investment AB Kinnevik was established in 1936 by Hugo Stenbeck as an investment company. ... Metro Stockholm is the a free newspaper Metro International first published and distributed edition, distributed in the Stockholm Metro. ... Stockholm Metro, Hötorget Station on the green line Rådhuset Station on the blue line Kungsträdgården Station on the blue line T-Centralen, blue line August Strindberg at the Rådmansgatan station on the green line The Stockholm Metro, or Stockholms tunnelbana, is the metro system in...

Metro newspapers

As of January 2007, there were 70 daily editions in more than 100 major cities in 20 countries in 18 languages across Europe, North & South America and Asia for an audience of more than 20 million daily readers and 42 million weekly readers.^[2]

Metro newspaper editions are distributed in high-traffic commuter zones or in public transport networks from a combination of self-service racks and by hand distributors on weekdays. Saturday editions are published in Stockholm, Santiago and São Paulo. The distribution points are located either in, or around, public transport networks (subways, trains, buses, trams), office buildings, retail outlets, at key distribution points on busy streets, or in other high-density population areas such as college campuses.

The local name of the Metro newspaper editions may vary due to trademark issues. Chilean and Mexican editions are called Publimetro and the Spanish edition is named Metro Directo. Another freesheet] called Metro is published in twelve areas around Britain by Associated Newspapers: see Metro (Associated Metro Limited). The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... Associated Newspapers is a subsidiary of Daily Mail and General Trust and publishes five major UK newspaper titles; Daily Mail Mail on Sunday Evening Standard Ireland on Sunday Metro External links ANP Home ... Metro is the trading name of a free daily newspaper, published by Associated Newspapers (part of Daily Mail and General Trust) in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. ...

In the UK, this is not related to Metro International, which used the name Morning News for its (now defunct) freesheet distributed there. Metro International and Associated Metro do however collaborate on the Dublin Metro newspaper (launched 10 October 2005), which they both own a third of, along with The Irish Times. The Dublin Metro newspaper uses the Associated Metro logo and format however^[3] .It is reported that Metro International has plans to launch a rival free evening newspaper in London.^{[citation needed]} For other uses, see Dublin (disambiguation). ... is the 283rd day of the year (284th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that Irish Times Trust be merged into this article or section. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

Metro International launched several editions in Canada during 2006, leading to the creation of several commuter newspaper competitors, such as Sun Media's 24 Hours. Sun Media Corporation is the owner of several widely read Canadian tabloid newspapers. ...

The local version of Metro in Mexico City, Publimetro, has been criticized because it is distributed almost exclusively for commuters traveling by car. People who distribute the newspaper focus in main avenues and almost never visit subway or bus stations, which drive an important portion of commuters in the city. Pedestrians also seldomly receive the newspaper. This has led the companies advertising in Publimetro to lose potential sales because their publicity is not reaching many of its target customers. Nickname: Location of Mexico City Coordinates: , Country Federal entity Boroughs The 16 delegaciones Founded c. ... Commuting is the process of travelling from a place of residence to a place of work. ... Look up Pedestrian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Copy of the Boston Metro on the floor of an MBTA bus. Next to it are pages from BostonNOW, a competing newspaper also given away free at MBTA stations.

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Time line of Metro editions

• Metro first launched in Stockholm on 13 February 1995.
• A German-language edition is published in Switzerland by "Metro Publication (Schweiz) AG" under the name Metropol on 31 January 2000 as a direct competitor to 20 Minuten. The newspaper ceased publication without announcement on 13 February 2002.
• In 2000, a Spanish edition named Publimetro is published in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with a circulation of 390,000.^[4] Facing competition from the free daily La Razon published by Grupo Clarin, Publimetro is suspended indefinitely a year later.^[5]
• A weekly magazine named Metropop starts publication in Hong Kong on April 27, 2006 (published on Thursdays).
• In end of 2006, Metro started a dedicated technology paper, Metro Teknik, which once a week is distributed to companies, science parks, and technical universities around Sweden.
• Due to financial difficulties in the press sector in general, and the free press in particular, Metro International closes down its Polish edition on January 5, 2007. Earlier, the Danish afternoon version of the newspaper was closed down, and the business in Finland are sold.

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Metro editions by region

Europe

City editions

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City flag Coat of arms Motto: By her great deeds, the city of Massilia shines The Old Port of Marseille Location Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Coordinates Administration Country Region Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur Department Bouches-du-Rhône (13) Subdivisions 16 arrondissements (in 8 secteurs) Intercommunality Urban... For other uses, see Milan (disambiguation). ... This article is about the French city. ... Traditional city flag City coat of arms Motto: Favet Neptunus eunti (Latin: Shall Neptune favour the traveller) Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country Region Pays de la Loire Department Loire-Atlantique (44) Mayor Jean-Marc Ayrault  (PS) (since 1989) City Statistics Land area¹ 65. ... Nickname: Area  - City 34. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... Oporto redirects here. ... For other uses, see Prague (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Rennes (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Rome (disambiguation). ... Nickname: Motto: Sterker door strijd (Stronger through Struggle) Location of Rotterdam Coordinates: , Country Province Government  - Mayor Ivo Opstelten  - Aldermen Jeannette Baljeu Hamit Karakus Orhan Kaya Lucas Bolsius Jantine Kriens Dominic Schrijer Roelf de Boer Leonard Geluk Area [1]  - Total 319 km² (123. ... For other uses, see Seville (disambiguation). ... Scania (SkÃ¥ne in Swedish  ) is a geographical region of Sweden on the southernmost tip of the Scandinavian peninsula, a historical province (landskap)[1] of the Kingdom of Sweden, since 1997 a county (Län) of Sweden, before 1658 part of the Kingdom of Denmark. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland... For other uses, see Stockholm (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Strasburg. ... Tampere ( , IPA: ; Swedish: Tammerfors ) is a city in southern Finland located between two lakes, Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi. ... New city flag (Occitan cross) Traditional coat of arms Motto: (Occitan: For Toulouse, always more) Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country Region Midi-Pyrénées Department Haute-Garonne (31) Intercommunality Community of Agglomeration of Greater Toulouse Mayor Jean-Luc Moudenc  (UMP) (since 2004) City Statistics Land... Torino redirects here. ... For the traditional Turkish folk songs, see Türkü. Location of Turku in Northern Europe Location of Turku in Northern Europe Coordinates: , Country Province Region Finland Proper Sub-region Turku sub-region Government  - Mayor Mikko Pukkinen Area  - City 306. ... 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National editions

• Denmark
• Hungary
• Belgium
• Finland
• Georgia
• Poland (Closed)
• Portugal
• Spain (Canary Islands edition)
• Sweden
• Switzerland (German language area) (Closed 2002)
• The Netherlands

This article is about the islands in the Atlantic Ocean. ... Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain...

Asia

• Hong Kong
• Seoul
• Busan

Short name Statistics Location map Map of location of Seoul. ... Busan Metropolitan City, also known as Pusan[1] is the largest port city in the Republic of Korea. ...

Australia

• Sydney

This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ...

Americas

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External links

• Metro International - Official site
• Metro U.S. - Official site of American editions
• Metro Teknik - Web site of Metro's technology magazine