List of newspapers in Iceland


Iceland currently has a single daily newspaper in print, along with other less frequently published national and local newspapers. The number of national daily newspapers in Iceland was just five in 1950 through 1965. In the 21st century, many local and national newspapers moved entirely to online news media. All print newspapers in Iceland also have online editions. This is a list of both current and defunct newspapers in Iceland:

Daily print newspapers

Morgunblaðið – founded in 1913

Weekly print newspapers

Austurglugginn - weekly newspaper serving East Iceland founded in 2002Dagskráin - weekly newspaper serving South Iceland, founded in 1968Feykir – weekly regional newspaper for the North-West of Iceland founded in 1981Skessuhorn – weekly news for the West Coast of Iceland; founded in 1998Tígull - local newspaper for VestmannaeyjarViðskiptablaðið – weekly business newspaper, founded in 1994Vikublaðið – weekly news for the North of Iceland; Founded in 2020 with the merge of Skarpur and ''Vikudagur''

Other print newspapers

Bændablaðið – national newspaper focused on rural affairs, founded in 1995Breiðholtsblaðið - monthly local newspaperEyjafréttir – local newspaper for Vestmannaeyjar; founded in 1974 as FréttirHeimildin – founded in 2023 with the merger of Stundin and Kjarninn

Online media

Austurfrétt – regional online newspaper for eastern Iceland
  • Akureyri.net - serving the Akureyri areaFjarðarfréttir – online newspaper focused on the town of Hafnarfjörður. Founded in 1969 as a newspaperBæjarins besta – regional online newspaper for the Westfjords; founded 1984 and a weekly paper until 1997
  • DV - founded as Dagblaðið-Vísir in 1981 as a merger, print edition ended in 2021Hafnarfréttir – online newspaper focused on the municipality of Ölfus
  • IceNewsKaffið.is – serving north IcelandLocal Suðurnes
  • RÚV - national broadcasterViljinnVíkurfréttir - founded as a local newspaper serving the Reykjanes region in 1980, later moved online.
  • ''Vísir.is''

Defunct

24 stundir – formerly known as BlaðiðAlþýðublaðið – social-democratic newspaper;1919–1998Austurland – bi-weekly regional newspaperDagblaðið – founded in 1975, merged with Vísir in 1981 as Dagblaðið-Vísir or DVDagur – 1918–1996, 1997–2001Dagur - Tíminn – 1996–1997Eintak – weekly newspaper;1993–1994Fréttablaðið – 2001–2023; daily paperFréttatíminn – weekly news for the capital area, later expanded to three issues a week; 2010–2017Helgarpósturinn – weekly newspaper; 1979–1988Ísafold weekly newspaper; 1874–1929. Merged with MorgunblaðiðKjarninn – online newspaper; merged with Stundin in 2023Morgunpósturinn – weekly newspaper later known as Helgarpósturinn; 1994–1997Norðurland – bi-weekly regional newspaperPressan – weekly newspaper; 1988–1994Stundin – bi-weekly newspapers founded in 2015 by former staff of DV; merged with Kjarninn in 2023Suðri – bi-weekly regional newspaperSuðurnesjablaðið – bi-weekly regional newspaperTíminn – agrarian daily; the Progressive Party. Merged with Dagur in 1996Vestfirska fréttablaðið – weekly regional newspaper; 1975–1996 in the WestfjordsVestfirðir – bi-weekly regional newspaperVesturland – bi-weekly regional newspaperVikublaðið – weekly socialist newspaper; 1992–1997Vikudagur – weekly news for the North of Iceland; merged with Skarpur in 2020 and became VikublaðiðVísir – founded in 1910 initially as a right-wing newspaper; merged with Dagblaðið in 1981Þjóðviljinn – socialist newspaper; 1936–1992