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Lokalavisene Oslo

Newspapers published in Oslo, Norway

As the capital of Norway, Oslo holds the headquarters of most national newspapers in Norway. On the other hand, there have been discussions on the lack of local newspapers covering the communities and day-to-day affairs of the boroughs of Oslo. At various times, there have been efforts to prop up local newspapers.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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As the capital of Norway, Oslo holds the headquarters of most national newspapers in Norway. On the other hand, there have been discussions on the lack of local newspapers covering the communities and day-to-day affairs of the boroughs of Oslo. At various times, there have been efforts to prop up local newspapers. The 1920s saw a wave of establishments which restricted themselves to covering specific outer boroughs of the former Aker municipality. The early 21st century saw several new borough-specific newspapers emerge, alongside some publications seeking to cover the politics of the city as a whole.2

The story

St. Hanshaugen/Frogner Budstikke was established by Lokalavisene Oslo in 1992 to cover the two inner west-end boroughs of Frogner and St. Hanshaugen. Published weekly, they were really two identical newspapers with slightly different content, depending on the borough. St. Hanshaugen/Frogner Budstikke was bought by Orkla Media in 2003 and Edda Media (Mecom) in 2006, being renamed Lokalavisen Frogner/St.Hanshaugen. Amedia bought Mecom's newspapers in 2011, and discontinued every one in 2015.

Orkla Media established Nordre Aker Budstikke in 2004. The newspaper was free and weekly. It too was acquired by Edda Media in 2006 and then Amedia from 2011 to 2015. However Nordre Aker Budstikke was not closed, but taken over by Lokalmedia AS and run as an online-only newspaper.

From Wikipedia’s article on Lokalavisene Oslo, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

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