List of newspapers in Norway explained

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

Norwegian newspapers fall into several categories:

Newspapers

Following is a sample of newspapers published in Norway.

Newspaper Category Frequency[5] Circulation (2022)[6] Owner (in 2014) Notes
Adresseavisen regional daily 75,584
Aftenposten national daily 252,448
Agder regional twice a week 6,669Avisen Agder AS
Agderposten regional daily 19,633AS Agderposten
Akers Avisregional8,713
Akershus Amtstidenderegional daily 8,138Akershus Amtstidende AS
Akerspostenregional1,051
Altapostenregional5,091
Alvdal midt i vælaregional2,314
Andøypostenregional twice a week 1,752Andøyposten AS
Arbeidets Rettregional7,322
Arendals Tidenderegional1,195
Askøyværingenregional twice a week 4,917Askøyværingen AS
Aura Avisregional3,019
Aust Agder Bladregional3,693
Avisa Hemnesregional1,434
Avisa Lofotenregional1,217
Avisa Nordlandregional daily 21,820Avisa Nordland AS
Avisa Osloregional8,533
Ávvirregional1,422
Bergens Tidenderegional daily 89,533Bergens Tidende AS
Bergensavisenregional daily 27,815Bergensavisen AS
Birkenes-Avisaregional1,108
Bladetregional7,779
Bladet Vesterålenregional daily 7,577Bladet Vesterålen AS
Bondebladetnational weekly agriculture
Brønnøysunds avisregional daily 4,180Brønnøysunds Avis AS
Budstikkaregional daily 22,762Asker og Bærums Budstikke ASA
Bygdanyttregional4,593
Bygdebladetregional2,298
Bygdabladet Randaberg og Rennesøyregional3,481
Bygdepostenregional6,744
Bø Bladregional2,806
Bømlo-Nyttregional3,810
Dag og Tidnational 13,758Nynorsk
Dagbladetnational daily 110,092AS Dagbladet tabloid
Dagennational daily 15,611Dagbladet Dagen AS conservative Christian
Dagens Næringslivnational daily 94,094Dagens Næringsliv AS business
Dagens Perspektivregional4,121
Dagsavisennational daily 20,787Stiftelsen Dagsavisensocial democratic
Dalane Tidenderegional twice a week 6,775Dalane Tidende og Egersunds Avis AS
Drammens Tidenderegional daily 27,373Drammens Tidende og Buskeruds Blad AS
Drangedalspostenregional1,723
Drivaregional twice a week 3,790Driva-Trykk AS
Dølenregional4,469
Eidsvoll Ullensaker Bladregional7,255
Eikerbladetregional2,235
Enebakk Avisregional weekly 2,525Enebakk Avis AS
Fanapostenregional twice a week 3,591Fanaposten AS
Finansavisennational30,870
Finnmark Dagbladregional daily 7,727Finnmark Dagblad AS
Finnmarkenregional daily 6,411Dagbladet Finnmarken AS
Finnmarkspostenregional1,565
Firdaregional daily 11,298Avishuset Firda AS
Firda Tidendregional twice a week 2,996Avisdrift Gloppen A/S
Firdapostenregional twice a week 4,837Firdaposten AS
Fiskarennational fisheries
Fiskeribladetnational 7,286fisheries
Fjell-Ljomregional2,602
Fjordabladetregional twice a week 3,172Fjordabladet AS
Fjordenes Tidenderegional twice a week 4,635Fjordenes Tidende AS
Fjordingenregional twice a week 3,902Fjordingen AS
Fjukenregional weekly 3,805Skjåk Mediautvikling AS
FlatangerNyttregional1,067
Folkebladetregional6,036
Fosna-Folketregional7,829
Framtid i nordregional twice a week 3,861Mediaselskapet Nord-Norge Samkjøringen AS
Fredriksstad Bladregional daily 23,058Fredriksstad Blad AS
Fremoverregional daily 7,542Fremover AS
Frihetennational weekly Norges Kommunistiske Particommunist
Frolendingenregional1,382
Frostingenregional1,931
Frøyaregional1,445
Fædrelandsvennenregional daily 37,261Fædrelandsvennen AS
Geitaregional1,267
Gjesdalbuenregional weekly 3,487
Glåmdalenregional daily Glåmdalen AS
Grannarregional 3,462
Grendaregional2,814
Grimstad Adressetidenderegional6,193
Gudbrandsdølen Dagningenregional 22,685
Hadelandregional7,115
Halden Arbeiderbladregional 8,252social democratic
Hallingdølenregional 10,755
Hamar Arbeiderbladregional 20,027social democratic
Hammerfestingenregional1,156
Hardanger Folkebladregional5,303
Harstad Tidenderegional 8,893
Haugesunds Avisregional 21,187
Helgelands Bladregional4,137
Helgelendingenregional6,658
Hitra-Frøyaregional4,981
Hordalandregional8,380
Hordaland Folkebladregional4,951
iHarstadregional3,179
iLevangerregional2,338
Inderøyningenregional2,010
Indre Akershus Bladregional 6,740
Innherredregional8,576
iTromsøregional8,590
Jarlsberg Avisregional 4,031
Jærbladetregional 12,971
Kanalenregional2,203
Karmøynyttregional1,611
Klassekampennational daily 33,265Klassekampen AS socialist
Klæbupostenregional608
Koordinatorenonline only
Kragerø Blad Vestmarregional5,317
Kronstadpostenregional1,938
Kulingenregional2,107
Kvinnheringenregional 4,105
Kyst og Fjordregional2,396
Laagendalspostenregional 9,159
Lierpostenregional3,497
Lillesands-Postenregional4,364
Lindesnesregional6,110
Listerregional6,042
Lofotpostenregional 7,010
Lofot-Tidenderegional 3,385
Lokalavisa Nordsaltenregional2,183
Lokalavisa Trysil Engerdalregional2,227
Lyngdals Avisregional1,632
Marsteinenregional1,979
Meråkerpostenregional1,468
Midsundingenregional1,010
Mitt Kongsvingerregional1,824
Morgenbladetnational 31,994conservative
Moss Avisregional 14,236
Møreregional3,045
Møre-Nyttregional twice a week 5,060Møre-Nytt AS
Namdalsavisaregional11,181
Nationennational 17,275agriculture
Nettavisenonline only 19,187
Nidarosregional9,387
Norddalenregional2,468
Nordhordlandregional5,062
Nordlysregional 25,736
Nordreregional1,981
Nordre Aker Budstikkeregional2,091
Nordstrands Bladregional7,331
Norge Idagnational 10,902conservative Christian
Ny Tidnational socialist
Nye Tromsregional twice a week 3,480Nye Troms AS
Nyssregional3,955
Opdalingen regional twice a week 4,284Opdalingen AS
Oppland Arbeiderbladregional daily 20,442Oppland arbeiderblad AS social democratic
Os og Fusapostenregional5,969
Panorama.noonline only music
Porsgrunns Dagbladregional daily 5,441
Portenregional1,664
Rakkestad Avisregional2,410
Rana Bladregional daily 8,914AS Rana Blad
Randaberg24regional885
Raumnesregional5,823
Ringerikes Bladregional 11,318
Ringsaker Bladregional8,358
Rjukan Arbeiderbladregional 2,468
Romerikes Bladregional daily 33,148
Romsdals Budstikkeregional daily 17,127
Ryfylkeregional2,216
Røyken og Hurums Avisregional5,713
Ságatregional3,138
Sagene Avisregional784
Saltenpostenregional twice a week3,806
Samningenregional1,396
Samoyikionline only online, Bengali
Sande Avisregional2,498
Sandefjords Bladregional daily 12,896
Sandnespostenregional9,574
Sarpsborg Arbeiderbladregional daily 12,759Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad AS social democratic
Selbyggenregional2,762
Setesdølenregional3,751
Smaalenenes Avisregional12,050
Snåsningenregional1,418
Sogn Avisregional daily 9,613Sogningen/Sogns Avis AS
Solabladetregional4,175
SolungAvisaregional1,959
Stangeavisaregional2,837
Stavanger Aftenbladregional daily 63,973Stavanger Aftenblad ASA
Steinkjer24regional1,926
Steinkjer-Avisaregional4,730
Stjørdals-Nyttregional1,614
Stord24regional1,148
Storfjordnyttregional1,287
Strandbuenregional twice a week 5,185Strandbuen AS
Strilenregional5,519
Sulapostenregional1,858
Suldalspostenregional2,608
Sunnhordlandregional daily 7,032Bladet Sunnhordland AS
Sunnmørspostenregional daily 27,025Sunnmørsposten AS
Svalbardpostenregional weekly 1,919Stiftelsen Svalbardposten
Svelvikspostenregional1,912
Sydvestenregional978
Synste Møreregional1,998
Sør-Trøndelagregional7,555
Sør-Varanger Avisregional2,440
Søvestenregional687
Telemarksavisaregional daily 23,700Telemarksavisa AS
Telenregional4,300
The Foreigneronline only online, English
The Oslo Timesonline only online, English
Tidens Kravregional daily 12,385Tidens Krav AS
Totens Bladregional1,681
TradeWindsinternational maritime business
Troms Folkebladregional daily Troms Folkeblad AS
Trønder-Avisaregional daily 19,912
Trønderbladetregional5,479
Tvedestrandspostenregional5,415
Tysnesregional2,087
Tysvær Bygdebladregional weekly 2,155
Tønsbergs Bladregional daily 22,957Edda Vestfold AS
Upstreaminternational
Vaksdalpostenregional2,233
Valdresregional9,449
Vardenregional daily 17,199Varden AS
Varingenregional 5,586
Vennesla Tidenderegional 4,072
Vestavindregional1,589
Vestby Avisregional3,355
Vesterålen Onlineregional5,913
Vesteraalens Avisregional twice a week 1,420Vesterålens Avis AS
Vestlandsnyttregional4,628
Vestnesavisaregional1,399
VestNyttregional twice a week 7,312Vestnytt AS
Vest-Telemark Bladregionaltwice a week5,731Vest-Telemark Blad AS
VGnationaldaily308,469Verdens Gang AStabloid
Viggaregional2,292
Vikebladet Vestpostenregional4,576
Våganavisaregional1,462
Vårt Landnational daily 21,823Avisen Vårt Land AS Christian
VårtOsloregional2,289
Ytre Sogn Avisregional2,397
Ytringen Avisregional2,397
Østkantavisaregional weekly 1,194Nordstrands Blad AS
Østhavetregional1,212
Østlandets Bladregional 10,084
Østlands-Postenregional 12,215
Østlendingen regional 15,477
Øy-Blikkregional1,131
Øyeneregional3,504
Øypostenregional1,383
Åndalsnes Avisregional3,438
Ås Avisregional2,282
Åsane Tidenderegional1,367

Online editions

The Institute for Journalism provides a directory of online newspapers.

Defunct

See main article: List of defunct newspapers of Norway.

Notes and References

  1. Book: A Virtuous Circle: Political Communications in Post-Industrial Societies. Cambridge University Press. New York. Pippa Norris. 6 October 2013. Chapter 4 The Decline of Newspapers?. Fall 2000.
  2. Web site: Production grants for news and current affairs media. Ministry of Culture. 21 January 2015. 20 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20150122015146/http://www.mediebedriftene.no/globalassets/mediepolitikk/productiongrant_notification_final_20062013.pdf. 22 January 2015. dead.
  3. Web site: Media in Norway. Regjeringen. 22 November 2014. Guideline. 31 August 1996.
  4. Web site: Norway. Press Reference. 7 March 2015.
  5. Willings 2015
  6. Web site: Opplagstall norske aviser . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20231122020815/https://www.medienorge.uib.no/statistikk/medium/avis/190 . 2023-11-22 . 2024-02-10 . Medienorge.

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