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

Nøtterøy Nøtterøy is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The island municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution on 1 January 2018. The area is now part of Færder Municipality. The admini ...

Vestfold Vestfold () is a county and a current electoral district in Norway. Located on the western shore of the Oslofjord, it borders Buskerud and Telemark counties. The county administration is located in Tønsberg, Norway's oldest city, and the larg ...

county A county () is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesL. Brookes (ed.) '' Chambers Dictionary''. Edinburgh: Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2005. in some nations. The term is derived from the Old French denoti ...

. ''Øyene'' is published once a week, on Thursdays,Mediebedriftene: ''Øyene''.
/ref> and covers events in the municipalities of Nøtterøy and

Tjøme Tjøme () is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The island municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2018. The area is now part of Færder Municipality. The administrative ce ...

.''Store norske leksikon'': Øyene.
/ref> It is politically independent and was established in 1999. The newspaper's office is in

Teie Teie is a village on the island of Nøtterøy in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located within the city of Tønsberg and it straddles the border between Tønsberg Municipality and Færder Municipality. The village area is located at t ...

. 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 () is a company that monitors the print runs of Norwegian newspapers, magazines, and weekly publications, and offers advice on calculating circulation numbers. It was established in 2001National Association of Local Newspapers The National Association of Local Newspapers (, 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 interests. Among the first issu ...

, ''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 Newspapers established in 1999 1999 establishments in Norway