''Osloposten'' (The Oslo Gazette) was a free newspaper published in

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from 1997 to 2002. The paper was published by the

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newspaper company Søndagsavisen AS in Oslo via its subsidiary Norsk Avisdrift. The paper was launched in 1997 and was distributed in 234,000 copies before it was discontinued in 2002. The paper failed to succeed against its competitor, '' Avis 1'', which was established by

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in order to protect Schibsted's share of Oslo's advertising market. ''Avis 1'' was discontinued in 2005.

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{{italic title Defunct newspapers published in Norway Norwegian-language newspapers Newspapers published in Oslo Newspapers established in 1997 Publications disestablished in 2002 Free newspapers