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

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.

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)
• Avisa Nordland - regional (26,360/24)
• Bergensavisen - regional (30,952/17)
• Bergens Tidende - regional (90,087/5)
• Bladet Tromsø - regional (11,071/53)
• Brønnøysunds avis - regional (4,688/122)
• Dagbladet - national/tabloid (186,136/3)
• Dagen - national/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)
• 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)
• Klassekampen - national/marxist-leninist (7,178/84)
• Laagendalsposten - regional (10,823/55)
• Levanger Avisa - regional (4,706/121)
• Lofotposten - regional (8,208/72)
• 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)
• Ny Tid - national/socialist (4,519/126)
• Nye Troms - regional (4,957/116)
• Opdalingen - regional (3,019/157)
• Oppland Arbeiderblad - regional/social democrat (28,890/20)
• Rana Blad - regional (10,923/54)
• Ringerikes Blad - regional (12,787/47)
• Romerikes Blad - regional (38,337/11)
• Romsdals Budstikke - regional (18,639/32)
• 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)
• 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)
• Troms Folkeblad - regional (7,796/77)
• Trønder-Avisa - regional (23,457/27)
• Tønsberg Blad - regional (32,971/14)
• Varden - regional (30,695/18)
• Verdens Gang - national/tabloid (380,190/1)
• Vesteraalens Avis - regional (2,670/169)
• Vesterålen - n/a
• Vårt Land - national/Christian democratic (26,782/23)
• Østlendingen - n/a

Online editions

The Institute for Journalism provides a directory of online newspapers here. (http://www.ij.no/doksenteret/ressurser/aviser.htm).