Bladet Vesterålen

What Bladet Vesterålen does

Bladet Vesterålen is a regional local newspaper operating under Bladet Vesterålen AS, headquartered in Sortland, Norway. It serves the Vesterålen region of Nordland county in northern Norway, covering municipalities including Sortland, Hadsel, and Andøy. With 12 employees, the publication delivers local news, sports, and community reporting to a defined regional audience, functioning as the primary local journalism outlet for its catchment area. The company is part of the Amedia network, Norway's largest local newspaper group, which provides shared infrastructure, content syndication, and operational support across its member titles.

The publication's core products are its print edition (Papiravisen) and digital eAvis, giving readers both physical and on-device access to local content. The underlying technical stack is typical of a regional newspaper operation: editorial production, print layout, and a digital publishing platform (likely Amedia-provided or shared). There is no evidence in the input of proprietary technology, AI-assisted production, or differentiated platform architecture beyond standard regional newspaper tooling.

Revenue is generated through two streams: recurring subscriptions for both print and digital access, and advertising/classifieds sold to local businesses and employers. The customer base is split between individual local resident subscribers and SMB local advertisers, with both segments geographically concentrated in the Vesterålen region. The business model is fundamentally reader-and-advertiser-funded, with the Amedia network affiliation providing scale economies that a standalone 12-person title could not achieve independently.

Name

Bladet Vesterålen

Legal name

Bladet Vesterålen AS

Website

https://blv.no

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bladet Vesterålen is a regional newspaper serving the Vesterålen municipalities of Sortland, Hadsel, and Andøy in Nordland county, Norway, delivering local news via print (Papiravisen) and digital (eAvis) subscriptions under the Amedia network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Newspaper Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Local newspaper publishing
• Regional journalism services
• Digital newspaper subscriptions
• Classified advertising
• Community news media

Headquarters

HQ city

Sortland

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Subscription Revenue: Paid subscriptions for the print newspaper (Papiravisen) and eAvis digital edition, with tiered access including a free youth program (UNG 15-20) and a bundled +Alt subscription option.
2. Advertising & Classifieds: Revenue from print and digital advertising, including rubrikkannonse (classified ads), business advertising (bedrift), obituaries (dødsannonser), and real estate listings (eiendomsoverdragelser).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Bladet Vesterålen publishes a regional local newspaper serving the Vesterålen area of Nordland county, Norway, delivered in both print (Papiravisen) and digital (eAvis) formats. It offers paid subscriptions with tiered access, including a free youth program (UNG 15-20) and a bundled +Alt subscription, along with a live news feed (Nyhetsstudio), classifieds, obituaries, job listings, and real estate transactions for the local community and advertisers.

Product overview

Bladet Vesterålen is a regional local newspaper serving the Vesterålen area of Norway, operated by Bladet Vesterålen AS and part of the Amedia group. The publication offers a multi-product portfolio centered on its core news service (Papiravisen/eAvis) distributed across digital and print formats, supported by subscription tiers including the basic UNG youth offering (15-20, free) and premium ALT multi-newspaper bundles. Additional revenue streams include the Nyhetsstudio live news feed, Annonsering advertising services, and supplementary services such as Dødsannonser (death notices), Eiendomsoverdragelser (property listings), Stillinger (job listings), and the Aviskiosk e-edition kiosk.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Papiravisen (eAvis)
• ALT Abonnement (+Alt bundle)
• UNG 15-20 Gratis Tilgang
• Nyhetsstudio
• Aviskiosk
• Dødsannonser
• Eiendomsoverdragelser
• Stillinger (Job Listings)
• Annonsering

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AmediacoreOthersBladet Vesterålen is part of the Amedia regional media network, Norway's largest local newspaper group. Amedia provides shared technology infrastructure, advertising systems, and content distribution across its network of regional newspapers. The newspaper's website references Amedia's shared services including personvernpolicy/cookies (privacy policy).
• DirektesportminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBladet Vesterålen cross-promotes Direktesport on its platform as part of the +Alt subscription offering, expanding sports content access for its subscribers.
• UntoldminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBladet Vesterålen cross-promotes the Untold app on its platform as part of its subscription offerings, providing additional digital content access to readers.
• Alt / +Alt BundleminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBladet Vesterålen participates in the +Alt subscription bundle, allowing subscribers to access multiple Norwegian newspapers and digital services through a single subscription. This extends the newspaper's reach to readers of other regional titles.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Adresseavisen: A leading Norwegian regional newspaper serving Trondheim/Trøndelag; comparable subscription-driven regional news business within Norway but at significantly larger scale than Bladet Vesterålen.
• Aftenposten: Norway's largest subscription-based national newspaper (Schibsted); broadly comparable as a digital-and-print subscription news publisher targeting Norwegian readers, though operating nationally rather than hyperlocally.
• Stavanger Aftenblad: A Schibsted-owned regional newspaper serving Stavanger/Rogaland; a broader Norwegian regional incumbent with overlapping subscription-based local news model though at a larger scale and western Norway geography.
• Bergens Tidende: A major Schibsted-owned regional newspaper based in Bergen; a larger Norwegian regional incumbent in the same print-plus-digital subscription category but operating at materially greater scale and geographic reach.

Direct peers

• Rana Blad: A Amedia-owned regional newspaper in northern Norway (Helgeland); same print-and-digital local-news subscription model, similar headcount scale, and overlapping Nordland-county coverage as Bladet Vesterålen.
• iTromsø: A regional newspaper serving the Tromsø area in northern Norway; a comparable Amedia-affiliated local title with similar subscription, classifieds, and hyperlocal news coverage characteristics.
• Finnmarken: A regional newspaper serving the Finnmark region in northern Norway; comparable as a local subscription-and-advertising print/digital title mentioned in Bladet Vesterålen's own eAvis cross-promotion.
• Avisa Nordland: An Amedia-owned regional newspaper also covering parts of Nordland county; directly comparable as a sister local title within the same Norwegian regional media network with similar print/digital subscription and local advertising model.
• Harstad Tidende: A Norwegian local newspaper covering the Harstad region in northern Norway; directly comparable as a regional title offering print and digital subscriptions with Amedia-affiliated or comparable local-news operations serving an adjacent geographic market.

Others

• NRK Nordland: NRK's regional public broadcaster division for Nordland; serves overlapping geographic news and information needs in the same region as Bladet Vesterålen, though as a public broadcaster rather than paid subscription paper.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/blv.no
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bladet-vester%C3%A5len

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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