How to find newspapers
We have almost all of the Danish newspapers published from 1666 and up to present day. Some are available digitally and some are not.
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Use our search engines first
Approximately half of the newspapers in our collection are available digitally and can be searched and found in Mediestream, which contains newspapers from 1666 to 2013.
Volumes prior to 1 January, 1924 can be read from home, but to read more recent volumes you must visit locations affiliated with Royal Danish Library.
The so-called ownerless newspapers in Mediestream can also be read at a large number of public libraries.
You can also try to search in Infomedia, which contains newspapers published from 1990 and onwards.
Please note that you only have full access to Infomedia if you are located in the library.
Having trouble finding what you are looking for?
If the newspaper you are searching for is not available digitally, it may be available on microfilm, which can be viewed in a reading room in The Black Diamond, Copenhagen or on Victor Albecks Vej, Aarhus.
Microfilm at the Black Diamond, Copenhagen
In the Student Reading Room you can find selected microfilms of Danish newspapers published before 2010. They are available for free use.
If you want to be sure that you can see a newspaper on microfilm before you visit the reading room, please write to us first.
If you need help, you are welcome to contact the staff.
Microfilm på Victor Albecks Vej, Aarhus
The microfilm must be ordered because it must be found from our magazine.
In our library system, you can find the newspaper by searching for the title followed by the word "microfilm".
Open the relevant record and click on the funnel icon to activate filters. By clicking on "description" you can select the period you wish to order.
Alternatively, you can click on the "Order another volume/booklet" button and write under description which period you wish to order.
You will be notified when the microfilm is ready at our microfilm readers on the 1st floor.
If this does not work, try the original newspapers
If the newspaper is not available digitally or on microfilm, you can search for it in the library system which contains information on nearly all of our original newspapers.
The newspaper is ordered by searching on its title, opening the entry and pressing ”order”. Enter information about which dates you want to view.
If you cannot find the newspaper in the library system, there is still a chance that we have it. Send an inquiry.
Regardless of your method of ordering, you will be notified when the newspaper is ready at in Skejby, Aarhus, where we keep the collection of newspapers.
The reading room is located here in order for the newspapers to avoid unnecessary transportation.
This also means that it is not possible to view original newspapers in The Black Diamond or at any of our other service points.
Please note that you are only allowed to view original newspapers that are not available digitally or on microfilm.
Newspapers from 2016 onwards cannot be ordered for the reading room for conservation reasons. We refer instead to Infomedia.
Order black and white photocopy
Do you live in Denmark?
You can order a photocopy from all our newspapers. It can be a single article or a whole page.
Remember to select “Copy from microfilm” when completing the order.
Copies are delivered in black and white in either A4 or A3 format. We choose the best format, unless you specify otherwise in the order. We cover the postage costs.
Please note that the quality of the copies depends on the quality of the microfilm.
Do you live abroad?
If you wish to order a copy of a newspaper page, please contact your local library. They can help you make an interlibrary loan order. Any payments are made with IFLA vouchers.
Still unsure where to look?
If you need help, please write to us.