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Several newspapers had technical problems

Several regional newspapers owned by the Polarise Media group, including Fædrelandsvennen, Adresseavisen, Sunnmørsposten, and Agderposten, experienced technical issues on Tuesday. The problems were attributed to an external data center provider, according to Asle Vestvik, the technology director at Polarise Media. The websites displayed only short error messages. This is the second time this month that Polarise Media has faced technical difficulties, with previous issues being caused by internal errors.

Ved 13-tiden er avisene oppe igjen.

Flere av regionsavisene som Fædrelandsvennen, Adresseavisen, Sunnmørsposten og Agderposten hadde tekniske problemer tirsdag.

– Oppkjøring av tjenester og alle nettsteder pågår nå, sier teknologidirektør i Polaris Media, Asle Vestvik til NRK.

Polaris-konsernet eier 78 aviser i Norden.

Nettsidene viste bare en kort feilmelding.

Denne feilmeldingen kommer også opp på flere aviser.

Grafikk: Skjermdump

– Det ligger på datasenteret utenfor oss. Vi vet ikke så veldig mye annet enn at det er problemer på et eksternt datasenter, sier Vestvik.

Han sier det ikke er snakk om et IT-angrep.

– Nå er det leverandøren av datasenteret som har en feil, sier han.

Også forrige uke hadde Polaris problemer. Vestvik sier det da var snakk om en intern feil, mens det nå er problemer hos en ekstern leverandør.

Publisert

16.06.2026, kl. 12.21

Oppdatert

16.06.2026, kl. 13.03

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Source document: Asle Vestvik, Technology Director at Polarise Media

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Several newspapers had technical problems

Several regional newspapers owned by the Polarise Media group, including Fædrelandsvennen, Adresseavisen, Sunnmørsposten, and Agderposten, experienced technical issues on Tuesday. The problems were attributed to an external data center provider, according to Asle Vestvik, the technology director at Polarise Media. The websites displayed only short error messages. This is the second time this month that Polarise Media has faced technical difficulties, with previous issues being caused by internal errors.

Bias read (Center): The article reports on technical issues affecting multiple newspapers without taking a stance or using biased language. It provides quotes from an official source (Asle Vestvik) and explains the cause of the problem as an issue with an external data center, without suggesting blame or favoritism.

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