Views and News from Norway

What Views and News from Norway does

Views and News from Norway, operating publicly as NewsinEnglish.no, is a free, independent English-language news website headquartered in Oslo, Norway at Lassons gate 10. Founded in 2008 by veteran journalist Nina Berglund, the publication was established to fill the editorial gap left when Aftenposten discontinued its English-language Norwegian news service in late 2008. The site serves non-Norwegian speakers who require access to Norwegian current affairs, including immigrants, expatriates, foreign workers, students, visiting professors, consultants, diplomats, tourists, and Norwegian-Americans with diaspora ties to Norway. Content is organized into four editorial categories — News, Business, People, and For the Record (briefs) — with continuous year-archived publication spanning 2009 through at least July 2026.

The underlying technology is deliberately minimal. The site runs on open-source WordPress, hosted by Oslo-based WP Hosting (a customer relationship formalized on September 1, 2020). Previously the publication used Google Adsense for advertising inventory and Disqus for reader commenting, but both have since been decommissioned; the current site carries no advertising, no registration requirement, and no user-generated content layer. Distribution is digital-only and organic, relying on SEO, a Facebook page, and standard social sharing tools (Facebook, X, LinkedIn).

The business model is effectively non-commercial. The legal entity, Nina's News from Norway, is a sole proprietorship registered in Norway (organization no. 993 326 828 MVA) owned entirely by Nina Berglund, who serves as editor and publisher. The company is bootstrapped, with no disclosed funding rounds, no investors, no parent company, and no subsidiaries. Operations run on a voluntary basis with a headcount of 1–10 veteran journalists, generating no disclosed revenue and offering no paid products, subscriptions, or advertising inventory.

Name

Views and News from Norway

Legal name

Nina's News from Norway

Website

https://newsinenglish.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Views and News from Norway (NewsinEnglish.no) is a free Oslo-based English-language news website founded in 2008 by journalist Nina Berglund, serving expatriates, immigrants, foreign workers, and Norwegian-Americans. Operates voluntarily on WordPress with no advertising or subscription model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online News Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Periodical Publishers (51312), Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Investigative & Nonprofit News Organizations (MPAJADAF), Long-Form Writing & Article Platforms (MPACAIAC)

Keywords

• English news service
• Norwegian news coverage
• Online news publication
• Expatriate news platform
• Independent news website

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Advertising (historical): Previously used Google Adsense for advertising space. No longer offers advertising space as of the current site configuration.
2. Free content: All sections of the website are free. No personal information needs to be actively provided through a login procedure to access content.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Views and News from Norway (operating as NewsinEnglish.no) is a free, independent Oslo-based online news publication that reports on Norwegian current affairs, business, politics, and culture in English for a global audience. Founded in 2008 by veteran journalist Nina Berglund to fill the gap left when Aftenposten closed its English-language service, the site aggregates and summarizes Norwegian news with original reporting, photos, and commentary. The site is run voluntarily by veteran journalists and organizes content into News, Business, People, and For the Record sections, with continuous archives dating back to 2009.

Product overview

NewsInEnglish.no (Views and News from Norway) is a single, unified news publication website that aggregates and reports on Norwegian news for an international English-speaking audience. The site is organized by content categories including News, Business, People, and For the Record (news in brief). Published by Nina's News from Norway, the website operates as a free content platform delivering current affairs, weather, sports (particularly football), accidents, fires, and alcohol-related news from Norway.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NewsinEnglish.no (Views and News from Norway) A free, independent Oslo-based English-language news website covering Norwegian politics, business, culture, sports, and current affairs for a global audience including immigrants, foreign workers, students, diplomats, tourists, and Norwegian-Americans. Operated on a voluntary basis by veteran journalists, with no login or registration required to access content.

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• Life in Norway: A popular English-language website providing news, guides, and lifestyle content aimed at expatriates, immigrants, and visitors in Norway. Comparable target audience with overlapping editorial categories (news, business, people).
• Norway Today: An independent English-language news outlet focused on Norwegian current affairs, business, and culture for an international audience. Directly comparable in mission, format, and target reader.
• The Local Norway: Operates one of the leading English-language news sites in Norway targeted at expatriates and the international community. Closest direct competitor in both content (Norway news in English) and audience (expats, foreign workers, diaspora).
• The Nordic Page: An English-language news site covering Norway and the broader Nordic region for an international readership. Comparable format and audience, though with a wider Nordic scope.

Broad incumbents

• Expatica: A major English-language platform for expatriates across multiple countries, with news, guides, and practical content. Comparable in serving the expatriate information need, though with a much broader and more commercialized offering.
• Aftenposten: Norway's largest newspaper, which previously ran an English-language service that NewsinEnglish.no was founded to replace. Reactivation of an English edition by Aftenposten would be the single largest competitive threat.
• The Local (Group): A pan-European network of English-language editions (Norway, Sweden, Denmark, France, Germany, etc.) serving expatriates. Operates at significantly greater scale and with a paid business model; the most established incumbent in NewsinEnglish.no's category.

Regional players

• IceNews: An English-language news outlet covering Iceland and the Nordic region for an international audience. Comparable format and editorial model, but focused on Iceland rather than Norway.
• The Barents Observer: An independent news outlet covering the Barents and Arctic region from a Norwegian base, including English-language coverage of northern Norway. Even referenced on NewsinEnglish.no's homepage; comparable in editorial independence and English-language Norwegian focus.

Emerging players

• NORD Magazine / Nordiclife: Nordic-region English-language content platform covering news, culture, and lifestyle for the international and expatriate community. Adjacent competitor with a broader Nordic remit.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/newsinenglish.no
• Xx.com/norwaynews

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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