List of newspapers in Norway

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

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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

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Following is a sample of newspapers published in Norway.

Newspaper | Category | Frequency[5] | Circulation (2022)[6] | Script style | Owner (in 2014)[5] | Notes

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Adresseavisen | regional | daily  | 75,584  | Blackletter (1767-1910)

Antiqua (1910-)

| Adresseavisen ASA |
Aftenposten | national | daily  | 252,448  | Blackletter (1860-1912)

Antiqua (1912-)

| 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  | Blackletter (1884-1912)

Antiqua (1912-)

| 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  | 14,307  |  | 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 |  | N/A  |  |  |
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  | Blackletter (1819-1910)

Antiqua (1910-)

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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[who?] | 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 |  | N/A  |  |  | 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  |  |  |
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

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The Institute for Journalism provides a directory of online newspapers.

* All Daily Newspapers .
* All Daily Newspapers, Online Newsportal, Magazine and Others .

## Defunct

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Main article: List of defunct newspapers of Norway

## References

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ a b "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.
3. ^ "Media in Norway" (Guideline). Regjeringen. 31 August 1996. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
4. ^ "Norway". Press Reference. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
5. ^ a b Willings 2015
6. ^ "Opplagstall norske aviser". Medienorge. Archived from the original on 2023-11-22. Retrieved 2024-02-10.

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