List of newspapers in Norway

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1 Categories
2 Market size
3 Newspapers
4 Online editions

[edit] 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

[edit] Market size

The Institute for Information and Media Science at the University of Bergen lists 296 newspapers in 2003. These account for a combined circulation of more than 3 million.

[edit] Newspapers

Following is a sample of newspapers published in Norway, with the ten largest in bold, (2003 average daily circulation/ranking):

Adresseavisen - regional (86,570/6)
Aftenposten - national morning edition (256,639/2), regional evening edition (155,366/4)
Agderposten - regional (24,834/26)
Andøyposten - regional (2,262/180)
Asker og Bærums Budstikke - regional (31,113/16)
Askøyværingen - regional
Avisa Nordland - regional (26,360/24)
Bergensavisen - regional (30,952/17)
Bergens Tidende - regional (90,087/5)
Bladet Tromsø - regional (11,071/53)
Bladet Vesterålen - regional
Bondebladet - Weekly newspaper (82.995)
Brønnøysunds avis - regional (4,688/122)
Dagbladet - national/tabloid (186,136/3)
Dagen - national/conservative Christian (8,628/69)
Dagens Næringsliv - national/business (69,262/8)
Dag og Tid - national/Nynorsk (6,982/87)
Dagsavisen - national (32,706/15)
Drammens Tidende - regional (45,271/9)
Demokraten - regional (11,523/50)
Driva - regional (4,388/128)
Fanaposten - regional (4,599/124)
Finnmark Dagblad - regional (9,561/63)
Finnmarken - regional (7,332/63)
Firda - regional
Firda Tidend - regional
Firdaposten - regional
Fiskaren - national/fisheries
Fiskeribladet - national/fisheries
Fjordabladet - regional
Fjordenes Tidende - regional
Fjordingen - regional
Fjuken - regional (3,883/140)
Framtid i nord - regional (4,858/118)
Fredriksstad Blad - regional (25,661/25)
Fremover - regional (9,902/60)
Friheten - national/communist circulation n/a
Fædrelandsvennen - regional (45,125/10)
Glåmdalen- regional (20,603/30)
Grannar - regional (3,883/139)
Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen - regional (28,003/22)
Halden Arbeiderblad - regional/social democratic (9,494/64)
Hamar Arbeiderblad - regional/social democratic (28,490/21)
Hamar Dagblad - regional (4,607/123)
Haugesunds Avis - regional (34,811/13)
Harstad Tidende - regional (14,749/42)
Indre Akershus Blad - regional (7,035/85)
Jarlsberg Avis - regional (3,288/149)
Jærbladet - regional
Klassekampen - national/socialist (7,178/84)
Laagendalsposten - regional (10,823/55)
Levanger-Avisa - regional (4,706/121)
Lofotposten - regional (8,208/72)
Lofot-Tidende - regional
Magazinet - national/conservative Christian
Morgenbladet - national (8,255/70)
Moss Avis - regional (16,169/35)
Moss Dagblad - regional (7,551/80)
Nationen - national/Center party (16,987/34)
Nettavisen - online only
Nordlys - regional (29,437/19)
Norge i dag - national/conservative Christian
Ny Tid - national (4,519/126)
Nye Troms - regional (4,957/116)
Opdalingen - regional (3,019/157)
Oppland Arbeiderblad - regional/social democrat (28,890/20)
Panorama.no - music/online only
Rana Blad - regional (10,923/54)
Ringerikes Blad - regional (12,787/47)
Rjukan Arbeiderblad - regional
Rogalands Avis - regional (12,787/47)
Romerikes Blad - regional (38,337/11)
Romsdals Budstikke - regional (18,639/32)
Sandefjords Blad - regional
Saltenposten - regional (4,032/133)
Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad - regional/social democrat (15,916/37)
Sogn Avis - regional (11,325/52)
Stavanger Aftenblad - regional (70,101/7)
Strandbuen - regional
Sunnhordland - regional (8,179/73)
Sunnmørsposten - regional (36,020/12)
Svalbardposten - regional (3,224/152)
Telemarksavisa - regional (22,503/28)
Tidens Krav - regional (15,485/38)
TradeWinds - international (7,800)
Troms Folkeblad - regional (7,796/77)
Trønder-Avisa - regional (23,457/27)
Tysvær Bygdeblad - regional
Tønsberg Blad - regional (32,971/14)
Upstream - international (6,500)
Varden - regional (30,695/18)
Verdens Gang - national/tabloid (380,190/1)
Vesteraalens Avis - regional (2,670/169)
Vesterålen - regional
Vestnytt - regional
Vest Telemark Blad - regional
Vårt Land - national/Christian (26,782/23)
Østlandets Blad - regional
Østlendingen - regional