Atekst for research purposes
Important notice! Access to Atekst is available only upon application. See criteria below.
Atekst is an important service for searching Norwegian newspapers for PhD candidates and academic staff. The media archive contains printed articles from 1945 onwards. A solution has been established that allows access to Atekst for those with a specific academic need.
Signing in to Atekst
You can sign in here if you already have a username and password for Atekst..
Apply for access to Atekst
PhD candidates and academic staff can apply for access to Atekst by filling out the form below. (The form is in Norwegian only.)
New contract period from March 1. Until then, the quota is used up.
Applications will be open for 2025
Get help with searching in Atekst
The MF Library offers guidance in planning a search in Atekst, and how to use the service to search in an efficient and appropriate manner that also reduces the number of articles that need to be downloaded.
It is not permitted to use the service to download a large number of articles.
Book guidance when applying for access.
Atekst at Deichman (Oslo's public library)
If you are registered as a borrower at Deichman, you can access Atekst when visiting your local library in Oslo.
Alternativ news archives
The National Librarys newspaper archive (nb.no) is an alternative service to accessing Norwegian newspapers.
If you are registered as a borrower at Deichman, you can also use the service Pressreader.