List of newspapers in Iceland
# List of newspapers in Iceland

The number of national daily newspapers in Iceland was just five in 1950 and in 1965. This is a list of both current and defunct newspapers in Iceland:

## Current daily newspapers

* Morgunblaðið – founded in 1913

## Current weekly newspapers

* Feykir – weekly regional newspaper for the North-West of Iceland
* Heimildin – founded in 2023 with the merger of Stundin and Kjarninn
* The Reykjavík Grapevine – describes itself as a newspaper; publishes some 18 issues a year
* Skessuhorn – weekly news for the West Coast of Iceland; founded 1998
* Viðskiptablaðið – weekly business newspaper
* Vikudagur – weekly news for the North of Iceland; Founded in 2020 with the merge of Skarpur and Vikudagur

## Current bi-weekly newspapers

* Austurland – bi-weekly regional newspaper
* Bændablaðið – founded in 1995
* Eyjafréttir – local newspaper for Vestmannaeyjar; founded in 1974 as Fréttir
* Norðurland – bi-weekly regional newspaper
* Suðri – bi-weekly regional newspaper
* Suðurnesjablaðið – bi-weekly regional newspaper
* Vestfirðir – bi-weekly regional newspaper
* Vesturland – bi-weekly regional newspaper

## Current online newspapers

* Austurfrétt – regional online newspaper for eastern Iceland
* Fjarðarfréttir – online newspaper focused on the town of Hafnarfjörður. Founded in 1969 as a newspaper
* Bæjarins besta – regional online newspaper for the Westfjords; founded 1984 and a weekly paper until 1997
* DV
* Hafnarfréttir – online newspaper focused on the municipality of Ölfus
* Heimildin
* IceNews
* Kaffið.is – regional online newspaper for north Iceland
* Morgunblaðið
* RÚV
* Viljinn
* Vísir.is

## Defunct

* 24 stundir – formerly known as Blaðið
* Alþýðublaðið – social-democratic newspaper;1919–1998
* Dagblaðið – founded in 1975, merged with Vísir in 1981 as Dagblaðið-Vísir or DV
* Dagur – 1918–1996, 1997–2001
* Dagur - Tíminn – 1996–1997
* Eintak – weekly newspaper;1993–1994
* Fréttablaðið – 2001–2023; daily paper
* Fréttatíminn – weekly news for the capital area, later expanded to three issues a week; 2010–2017
* Helgarpósturinn – weekly newspaper; 1979–1988
* Ísafold weekly newspaper; 1874–1929. Merged with Morgunblaðið
* Kjarninn – online newspaper; merged with Stundin in 2023
* Morgunpósturinn – weekly newspaper later known as Helgarpósturinn; 1994–1997
* Pressan – weekly newspaper; 1988–1994
* Stundin – bi-weekly newspapers founded in 2015 by former staff of DV; merged with Kjarninn in 2023
* Tíminn – agrarian daily; the Progressive Party. Merged with Dagur in 1996
* Vestfirska fréttablaðið – weekly regional newspaper; 1975–1996 in the Westfjords
* Vikublaðið – weekly socialist newspaper; 1992–1997
* Vikudagur – weekly news for the North of Iceland; merged with Skarpur in 2020 and became Vikublaðið
* Vísir – founded in 1910 initially as a right-wing newspaper; merged with Dagblaðið in 1981
* Þjóðviljinn – socialist newspaper; 1936–1992
