Aftenposten
Source Passport
NO-M-00002-5
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- Legal name
- Aftenposten AS
- Country
- Norway
- Type
- Newspaper
- Founded
- 1860
- Editor-in-chief
- Trine Eilertsen (sjefredaktør og adm. direktør)
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- 1 March 2026
1 of 6 layers verified
Transparency
Partial
4 of 7 key disclosures on record, 1 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name and registration number on record, not yet checked
- Owners with influence on record, not yet checked
- Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership stated on record, not yet checked
- State advertising or revenue mix not disclosed
- Public contact address not disclosed
- Official websites and accounts verified
- People behind the owning companies not disclosed
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Who is it?
Origin
Partly verified
- Brand names
- Not disclosed
- Company registration number Pending check
- Org.nr 890 412 882
- Registered address Pending check
- Akersgata 55, 0180 Oslo
- Public contact email
- Not disclosed
2 sources
- Brønnøysundregistrene, Enhetsregisteret (virksomhet.brreg.no), read 2026-10-16 (AFTENPOSTEN AS, org 890 412 882, aksjeselskap, Akersgata 55, 0180 Oslo, postal Postboks 1178, 0107 Oslo, næringskode 58.120)
- Store norske leksikon, 'Aftenposten' (last updated 12 Dec 2025), read 2026-10-16 (AFTENPOSTEN AS, org 890412882; founded 1860 as Christiania Adresseblad by Christian Schibsted, current name from 1861)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Owners with influence Pending check
Owner Share % Holding Owner type Schibsted Media AS (Org.nr 996 334 767) – – Company Tinius Media AS 100% Indirect Company Stiftelsen Tinius 100% Indirect Trust or foundation - Beneficial owners
- Not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership Pending check
- None
- Parent group Pending check
- Stiftelsen Tinius (Schibsted Media AS → Tinius Media AS → Stiftelsen Tinius)
5 sources
- aftenposten.no footer, read 2026-10-14 (sjefredaktør og adm. dir. Trine Eilertsen)
- Store norske leksikon, 'Aftenposten' (last updated 12 Dec 2025), read 2026-10-16 (fact box owners 'Schibsted ASA, Stiftelsen Tinius'; text: belongs to Schibsted Media, owned by Stiftelsen Tinius; sjefredaktør Trine Eilertsen)
- Konkurransetilsynet, merger notification Schibsted Media AS / Polaris Media ASA / Amedia Norge AS (joint venture NFH 2605114 AS), dated 21 Aug 2026, read 2026-10-16 (Schibsted Media AS, org 996 334 767, wholly owned by Stiftelsen Tinius through its wholly owned subsidiary Tinius Media AS; Polaris Media ASA, org 992 614 145, listed on Oslo Børs with no controlling owner, largest shareholders Schibsted Media AS 29.45%, NWT Media AS 26.79%, Must Invest AS 17.27%; Amedia Norge AS, org 987 604 638, wholly owned by Amediastiftelsen)
- Stiftelsen Tinius, Åpenhet (transparency page), read 2026-10-14 (the foundation acquired 100% of the shares in Schibsted Media AS in 2024; Tinius Media AS is wholly owned by the foundation)
- Stiftelsen Tinius, Årsrapport 2025 (foreword dated 5 June 2026), read 2026-10-14 (foundation now owns the whole Schibsted media group: 'Nå eier vi hele konsernet')
Who pays?
Money
Nothing disclosed
- State advertising and foreign public funding
- Not disclosed
- Revenue mix
- Not disclosed
- Named funders
- Not disclosed
Where does it appear?
Channels
Verified
- Official websites Verified
- Official social accounts
- Not disclosed
How does it travel?
Distribution
Nothing disclosed
- Distribution partners
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Not yet verified
- Sister outlets in the same group Pending check
- Bergens Tidende
- E24
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 October 2026 | First published |
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