''Øyene'' (the Islands) is a local Norwegian newspaper published in the municipality of

Nøtterøy Nøtterøy is an island and a former municipality in the present-day municipality of Færder in Vestfold and Telemark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Borgheim. The parish of ''Nøtterø'' was estab ...

Vestfold Vestfold is a traditional region, a former county and a current electoral district in Eastern Norway. In 2020 the county became part of the much larger county of Vestfold og Telemark. Located on the western shore of the Oslofjord, it bordered th ...

county A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...

. ''Øyene'' is published once a week, on Thursdays,Mediebedriftene: ''Øyene''.
/ref> and covers events in the municipalities of Nøtterøy and Tjøme.''Store norske leksikon'': Øyene.
/ref> It is politically independent and was established in 1999. The newspaper's office is in

Teie Teie is a part of the urban area of Tønsberg, located on the island of Nøtterøy, as well as in Nøtterøy municipality, Norway. It is located at the northern end of the island, near Vestskogen. The newspaper ''Øyene ''Øyene'' (the Islands) ...

. It is edited by Tor Aslesen. ''Øyene'' was named Norway's Local Newspaper of the Year (''Årets lokalavis'') in 2006 and 2007.

Circulation

According to the

Norwegian Audit Bureau of Circulations The Norwegian Audit Bureau of Circulations ( no, Norsk Opplagskontroll AS) is a company that monitors the print runs of Norwegian newspapers, magazines, and weekly publications, and offers advice on calculating circulation numbers. It was establishe ...

and

National Association of Local Newspapers The National Association of Local Newspapers ( no, Landslaget for lokalaviser, LLA) is a Norwegian association for local newspapers. The organization was established in Voss in 1976, and it works for its member companies' general conditions and inte ...

, ''Øyene'' has had the following annual circulation: * 2006: 4,087 * 2007: 4,295 * 2008: 4,404 * 2009: 4,326 * 2010: 4,311 * 2011: 4,277 * 2012: 4,011 * 2013: 3,802 * 2014: 3,623 * 2015: 3,570 * 2016: 3,473''Medienorge'': Opplagstall norske aviser.
/ref> * 2017: 3,601

References

External links

''Øyene'' homepage
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oyene Newspapers published in Norway Norwegian-language newspapers Nøtterøy Mass media in Vestfold Publications established in 1999 1999 establishments in Norway