List of newspapers in Norway
Appearance
The number of national daily newspapers in Norway was 96 in 1950, whereas it was 83 in 1965.[1] A total of 191 newspapers was published in 1969.[2] There were 221 newspapers in the country in 1996.[3] The number of the newspaper was 233 in the country in 1999.[4] The Institute for Information and Media Science at the University of Bergen listed 296 newspapers in 2003. There were 297 titles in 2012.[2]
Categories
[edit]Norwegian newspapers fall into several categories:
- National newspapers, i.e., those that target readers in all regions.
- Political party newspapers, i.e., those that function more or less as a party or political movement's mouthpiece.
- Regional newspapers, i.e., those that target readers in a geographic area.
- Tabloid and broadsheet papers.
Newspapers
[edit]Following is a sample of newspapers published in Norway.
Newspaper | Category | Frequency[5] | Circulation (2022)[6] | Owner (in 2014)[5] | Notes |
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Adresseavisen | regional | daily | 75,584 | Adresseavisen ASA | |
Aftenposten | national | daily | 252,448 | Aftenposten AS | |
Agder | regional | twice a week | 6,669 | Avisen Agder AS | |
Agderposten | regional | daily | 19,633 | AS Agderposten | |
Akers Avis | regional | 8,713 | |||
Akershus Amtstidende | regional | daily | 8,138 | Akershus Amtstidende AS | |
Akersposten | regional | 1,051 | |||
Altaposten | regional | 5,091 | |||
Alvdal midt i væla | regional | 2,314 | |||
Andøyposten | regional | twice a week | 1,752 | Andøyposten AS | |
Arbeidets Rett | regional | 7,322 | |||
Arendals Tidende | regional | 1,195 | |||
Askøyværingen | regional | twice a week | 4,917 | Askøyværingen AS | |
Aura Avis | regional | 3,019 | |||
Aust Agder Blad | regional | 3,693 | |||
Avisa Hemnes | regional | 1,434 | |||
Avisa Lofoten | regional | 1,217 | |||
Avisa Nordland | regional | daily | 21,820 | Avisa Nordland AS | |
Avisa Oslo | regional | 8,533 | |||
Ávvir | regional | 1,422 | |||
Bergens Tidende | regional | daily | 89,533 | Bergens Tidende AS | |
Bergensavisen | regional | daily | 27,815 | Bergensavisen AS | |
Birkenes-Avisa | regional | 1,108 | |||
Bladet | regional | 7,779 | |||
Bladet Vesterålen | regional | daily | 7,577 | Bladet Vesterålen AS | |
Bondebladet | national | weekly | agriculture | ||
Brønnøysunds avis | regional | daily | 4,180 | Brønnøysunds Avis AS | |
Budstikka | regional | daily | 22,762 | Asker og Bærums Budstikke ASA | |
Bygdanytt | regional | 4,593 | |||
Bygdebladet | regional | 2,298 | |||
Bygdabladet Randaberg og Rennesøy | regional | 3,481 | |||
Bygdeposten | regional | 6,744 | |||
Bø Blad | regional | 2,806 | |||
Bømlo-Nytt | regional | 3,810 | |||
Dag og Tid | national | 13,758 | Nynorsk | ||
Dagbladet | national | daily | 110,092 | AS Dagbladet | tabloid |
Dagen | national | daily | 15,611 | Dagbladet Dagen AS | conservative Christian |
Dagens Næringsliv | national | daily | 94,094 | Dagens Næringsliv AS | business |
Dagens Perspektiv | regional | 4,121 | |||
Dagsavisen | national | daily | 20,787 | Stiftelsen Dagsavisen | social democratic |
Dalane Tidende | regional | twice a week | 6,775 | Dalane Tidende og Egersunds Avis AS | |
Drammens Tidende | regional | daily | 27,373 | Drammens Tidende og Buskeruds Blad AS | |
Drangedalsposten | regional | 1,723 | |||
Driva | regional | twice a week | 3,790 | Driva-Trykk AS | |
Dølen | regional | 4,469 | |||
Eidsvoll Ullensaker Blad | regional | 7,255 | |||
Eikerbladet | regional | 2,235 | |||
Enebakk Avis | regional | weekly | 2,525 | Enebakk Avis AS | |
Fanaposten | regional | twice a week | 3,591 | Fanaposten AS | |
Finansavisen | national | 30,870 | |||
Finnmark Dagblad | regional | daily | 7,727 | Finnmark Dagblad AS | |
Finnmarken | regional | daily | 6,411 | Dagbladet Finnmarken AS | |
Finnmarksposten | regional | 1,565 | |||
Firda | regional | daily | 11,298 | Avishuset Firda AS | |
Firda Tidend | regional | twice a week | 2,996 | Avisdrift Gloppen A/S | |
Firdaposten | regional | twice a week | 4,837 | Firdaposten AS | |
Fiskaren | national | fisheries | |||
Fiskeribladet | national | 7,286 | fisheries | ||
Fjell-Ljom | regional | 2,602 | |||
Fjordabladet | regional | twice a week | 3,172 | Fjordabladet AS | |
Fjordenes Tidende | regional | twice a week | 4,635 | Fjordenes Tidende AS | |
Fjordingen | regional | twice a week | 3,902 | Fjordingen AS | |
Fjuken | regional | weekly | 3,805 | Skjåk Mediautvikling AS | |
FlatangerNytt | regional | 1,067 | |||
Folkebladet | regional | 6,036 | |||
Fosna-Folket | regional | 7,829 | |||
Framtid i nord | regional | twice a week | 3,861 | Mediaselskapet Nord-Norge Samkjøringen AS | |
Fredriksstad Blad | regional | daily | 23,058 | Fredriksstad Blad AS | |
Fremover | regional | daily | 7,542 | Fremover AS | |
Friheten | national | weekly | Norges Kommunistiske Parti | communist | |
Frolendingen | regional | 1,382 | |||
Frostingen | regional | 1,931 | |||
Frøya | regional | 1,445 | |||
Fædrelandsvennen | regional | daily | 37,261 | Fædrelandsvennen AS | |
Geita | regional | 1,267 | |||
Gjesdalbuen | regional | weekly | 3,487 | ||
Glåmdalen | regional | daily | Glåmdalen AS | ||
Grannar | regional | 3,462 | |||
Grenda | regional | 2,814 | |||
Grimstad Adressetidende | regional | 6,193 | |||
Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen | regional | 22,685 | |||
Hadeland | regional | 7,115 | |||
Halden Arbeiderblad | regional | 8,252 | social democratic | ||
Hallingdølen | regional | 10,755 | |||
Hamar Arbeiderblad | regional | 20,027 | social democratic | ||
Hammerfestingen | regional | 1,156 | |||
Hardanger Folkeblad | regional | 5,303 | |||
Harstad Tidende | regional | 8,893 | |||
Haugesunds Avis | regional | 21,187 | |||
Helgelands Blad | regional | 4,137 | |||
Helgelendingen | regional | 6,658 | |||
Hitra-Frøya | regional | 4,981 | |||
Hordaland | regional | 8,380 | |||
Hordaland Folkeblad | regional | 4,951 | |||
iHarstad | regional | 3,179 | |||
iLevanger | regional | 2,338 | |||
Inderøyningen | regional | 2,010 | |||
Indre Akershus Blad | regional | 6,740 | |||
Innherred | regional | 8,576 | |||
iTromsø | regional | 8,590 | |||
Jarlsberg Avis | regional | 4,031 | |||
Jærbladet | regional | 12,971 | |||
Kanalen | regional | 2,203 | |||
Karmøynytt | regional | 1,611 | |||
Klassekampen | national | daily | 33,265 | Klassekampen AS | socialist |
Klæbuposten | regional | 608 | |||
Koordinatoren | online only | ||||
Kragerø Blad Vestmar | regional | 5,317 | |||
Kronstadposten | regional | 1,938 | |||
Kulingen | regional | 2,107 | |||
Kvinnheringen | regional | 4,105 | |||
Kyst og Fjord | regional | 2,396 | |||
Laagendalsposten | regional | 9,159 | |||
Lierposten | regional | 3,497 | |||
Lillesands-Posten | regional | 4,364 | |||
Lindesnes | regional | 6,110 | |||
Lister | regional | 6,042 | |||
Lofotposten | regional | 7,010 | |||
Lofot-Tidende | regional | 3,385 | |||
Lokalavisa Nordsalten | regional | 2,183 | |||
Lokalavisa Trysil Engerdal | regional | 2,227 | |||
Lyngdals Avis | regional | 1,632 | |||
Marsteinen | regional | 1,979 | |||
Meråkerposten | regional | 1,468 | |||
Midsundingen | regional | 1,010 | |||
Mitt Kongsvinger | regional | 1,824 | |||
Morgenbladet | national | 31,994 | conservative | ||
Moss Avis | regional | 14,236 | |||
Møre | regional | 3,045 | |||
Møre-Nytt | regional | twice a week | 5,060 | Møre-Nytt AS | |
Namdalsavisa | regional | 11,181 | |||
Nationen | national | 17,275 | agriculture | ||
Nettavisen | online only | 19,187 | |||
Nidaros | regional | 9,387 | |||
Norddalen | regional | 2,468 | |||
Nordhordland | regional | 5,062 | |||
Nordlys | regional | 25,736 | |||
Nordre | regional | 1,981 | |||
Nordre Aker Budstikke | regional | 2,091 | |||
Nordstrands Blad | regional | 7,331 | |||
Norge Idag | national | 10,902 | conservative Christian | ||
Ny Tid | national | socialist | |||
Nye Troms | regional | twice a week | 3,480 | Nye Troms AS | |
Nyss | regional | 3,955 | |||
Opdalingen | regional | twice a week | 4,284 | Opdalingen AS | |
Oppland Arbeiderblad | regional | daily | 20,442 | Oppland arbeiderblad AS | social democratic |
Os og Fusaposten | regional | 5,969 | |||
Panorama.no | online only | music | |||
Porsgrunns Dagblad | regional | daily | 5,441 | ||
Porten | regional | 1,664 | |||
Rakkestad Avis | regional | 2,410 | |||
Rana Blad | regional | daily | 8,914 | AS Rana Blad | |
Randaberg24 | regional | 885 | |||
Raumnes | regional | 5,823 | |||
Ringerikes Blad | regional | 11,318 | |||
Ringsaker Blad | regional | 8,358 | |||
Rjukan Arbeiderblad | regional | 2,468 | |||
Romerikes Blad | regional | daily | 33,148 | ||
Romsdals Budstikke | regional | daily | 17,127 | ||
Ryfylke | regional | 2,216 | |||
Røyken og Hurums Avis | regional | 5,713 | |||
Ságat | regional | 3,138 | |||
Sagene Avis | regional | 784 | |||
Saltenposten | regional | twice a week | 3,806 | ||
Samningen | regional | 1,396 | |||
Samoyiki | online only | online, Bengali | |||
Sande Avis | regional | 2,498 | |||
Sandefjords Blad | regional | daily | 12,896 | ||
Sandnesposten | regional | 9,574 | |||
Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad | regional | daily | 12,759 | Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad AS | social democratic |
Selbyggen | regional | 2,762 | |||
Setesdølen | regional | 3,751 | |||
Smaalenenes Avis | regional | 12,050 | |||
Snåsningen | regional | 1,418 | |||
Sogn Avis | regional | daily | 9,613 | Sogningen/Sogns Avis AS | |
Solabladet | regional | 4,175 | |||
SolungAvisa | regional | 1,959 | |||
Stangeavisa | regional | 2,837 | |||
Stavanger Aftenblad | regional | daily | 63,973 | Stavanger Aftenblad ASA | |
Steinkjer24 | regional | 1,926 | |||
Steinkjer-Avisa | regional | 4,730 | |||
Stjørdals-Nytt | regional | 1,614 | |||
Stord24 | regional | 1,148 | |||
Storfjordnytt | regional | 1,287 | |||
Strandbuen | regional | twice a week | 5,185 | Strandbuen AS | |
Strilen | regional | 5,519 | |||
Sulaposten | regional | 1,858 | |||
Suldalsposten | regional | 2,608 | |||
Sunnhordland | regional | daily | 7,032 | Bladet Sunnhordland AS | |
Sunnmørsposten | regional | daily | 27,025 | Sunnmørsposten AS | |
Svalbardposten | regional | weekly | 1,919 | Stiftelsen Svalbardposten | |
Svelviksposten | regional | 1,912 | |||
Sydvesten | regional | 978 | |||
Synste Møre | regional | 1,998 | |||
Sør-Trøndelag | regional | 7,555 | |||
Sør-Varanger Avis | regional | 2,440 | |||
Søvesten | regional | 687 | |||
Telemarksavisa | regional | daily | 23,700 | Telemarksavisa AS | |
Telen | regional | 4,300 | |||
The Foreigner | online only | online, English | |||
The Oslo Times | online only | online, English | |||
Tidens Krav | regional | daily | 12,385 | Tidens Krav AS | |
Totens Blad | regional | 1,681 | |||
TradeWinds | international | maritime business | |||
Troms Folkeblad | regional | daily | Troms Folkeblad AS | ||
Trønder-Avisa | regional | daily | 19,912 | ||
Trønderbladet | regional | 5,479 | |||
Tvedestrandsposten | regional | 5,415 | |||
Tysnes | regional | 2,087 | |||
Tysvær Bygdeblad | regional | weekly | 2,155 | ||
Tønsbergs Blad | regional | daily | 22,957 | Edda Vestfold AS | |
Upstream | international | ||||
Vaksdalposten | regional | 2,233 | |||
Valdres | regional | 9,449 | |||
Varden | regional | daily | 17,199 | Varden AS | |
Varingen | regional | 5,586 | |||
Vennesla Tidende | regional | 4,072 | |||
Vestavind | regional | 1,589 | |||
Vestby Avis | regional | 3,355 | |||
Vesterålen Online | regional | 5,913 | |||
Vesteraalens Avis | regional | twice a week | 1,420 | Vesterålens Avis AS | |
Vestlandsnytt | regional | 4,628 | |||
Vestnesavisa | regional | 1,399 | |||
VestNytt | regional | twice a week | 7,312 | Vestnytt AS | |
Vest-Telemark Blad | regional | twice a week | 5,731 | Vest-Telemark Blad AS | |
VG | national | daily | 308,469 | Verdens Gang AS | tabloid |
Vigga | regional | 2,292 | |||
Vikebladet Vestposten | regional | 4,576 | |||
Våganavisa | regional | 1,462 | |||
Vårt Land | national | daily | 21,823 | Avisen Vårt Land AS | Christian |
VårtOslo | regional | 2,289 | |||
Ytre Sogn Avis | regional | 2,397 | |||
Ytringen Avis | regional | 2,397 | |||
Østkantavisa | regional | weekly | 1,194 | Nordstrands Blad AS | |
Østhavet | regional | 1,212 | |||
Østlandets Blad | regional | 10,084 | |||
Østlands-Posten | regional | 12,215 | |||
Østlendingen | regional | 15,477 | |||
Øy-Blikk | regional | 1,131 | |||
Øyene | regional | 3,504 | |||
Øyposten | regional | 1,383 | |||
Åndalsnes Avis | regional | 3,438 | |||
Ås Avis | regional | 2,282 | |||
Åsane Tidende | regional | 1,367 |
Online editions
[edit]The Institute for Journalism provides a directory of online newspapers.
Defunct
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