The number of national daily newspapers in Norway was 96 in 1950, whereas it was 83 in 1965. A total of 191 newspapers was published in 1969. There were 221 newspapers in the country in 1996. The number of the newspaper was 233 in the country in 1999. The Institute for Information and Media Science at the University of Bergen listed 296 newspapers in 2003. There were 297 titles in 2012.
Categories
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
Following is a sample of newspapers published in Norway.
Newspaper | Category | Frequency | Circulation (2022) | Owner (in 2014) | 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 | |
Ullern Avis/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 | |
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 | |
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 | |||
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 | |||
Fædrelandsvennen | regional | daily | 37,261 | Fædrelandsvennen AS | |
geita.no | 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.no | online only | 9,387 | |||
Norddalen | regional | 2,468 | |||
Nordhordland | regional | 5,062 | |||
Nordlys | regional | 25,736 | |||
Haramsnytt | 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 | |||
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 | |||
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
The Institute for Journalism provides a directory of online newspapers.
Defunct
Main article: List of defunct newspapers of NorwayReferences
- Pippa Norris (Fall 2000). "Chapter 4 The Decline of Newspapers?". A Virtuous Circle: Political Communications in Post-Industrial Societies (PDF). New York: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ "Production grants for news and current affairs media" (PDF). Ministry of Culture. 20 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- "Media in Norway" (Guideline). Regjeringen. 31 August 1996. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- "Norway". Press Reference. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ Willings 2015
- "Opplagstall norske aviser". Medienorge. Archived from the original on 2023-11-22. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
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