Free newspapers in Norway
Free newspapers are print newspapers that are distributed free of charge, financed mainly by advertising. Data on Norwegian free newspapers have been compiled by media researcher Sigurd Høst at Volda University College. Høst presents comprehensive statistics on Norwegian newspapers in an annually report titled 'Avisåret'. Information about free newspapers has not been updated every year. Only free newspapers with minimum one issue a week are included.
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Free newspapers in Norway 2019
| Name | Editions per week | Area | Owner | Start-up | Circulation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byavisa Drammen | 1 | Drammen | Content Media | 2009 | 40 000 | |
| Nytt i Uka | 1 | Ålesund | Local company | 1985 | 40 000 | |
| Lillehammer Byavis | 1 | Lillehammer | Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen | 2007/2006 | 24 000 | |
| Hamar Dagblad | 1 | Hamar | Østlendingen (Amedia) | 2005/1999 | 20 200 | |
| Stjørdals-Nytt | 1 | Stjørdal | Local company | 1984 | 19 500 | |
| Byavisa Tønsberg | 1 | Tønsberg | Local company | 2005 | 17 500 | |
| Gjøviks Blad | 1 | Gjøvik | Hamar Media | 2002 | 14 573 | |
| Totens Blad | 1 | Ø. Toten | Hamar Media | 1998 | 13 708 | |
| Oppegård Avis | 1 | Oppegård | Local company | 2013 | 11 000 | |
| Sørlandsavisen Kristiansand | 1 | Kristiansand | Tvende Media | 2018 | - | |
| TS Sørlandsavisen | 1 | Arendal | Tvende Media | 1999 | - |
Notes:
Byavisa Moss was closed down in January 2019. The free papers Sørlandsavisen Aust and Sørlandsavisen Kristiansand have considerable overlapping content.
The information includes free print newspapers published at least once a week only and is not updated on a yearly basis.
Years in brackets refer to start year for newspapers which previously were published less frequent than once a week. Years behind / refer to start year for newspapers which previously were subscription newspapers.
Important:
When using data from this database please refer to medianorway as well as the original source of the statistics.
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