Hjemmet's 100 years in Norway
24 november, 2011
In 1911, the first official air mail flight took place in India and Oslo was called Kristiania. That year, Egmont began telling stories to a Norwegian audience, when Hjemmet arrived by ferry in the Norwegian capital.
(Above: detail from the cover of Hjemmet, 24 September 1927)
On 23 November 1911 Egmont established the company Hjemmet. This was the beginning of a development that would make Egmont Hjemmet Mortensen the biggest publisher of weeklies and magazines in Norway. Today, Egmont HM publishes every second magazine title in Norway and focuses on a series of products on new platforms."No other media company reaches such a broad spectrum of the Norwegian population, We are dominating the parenting and home and interior areas and the last couple of years we have shown an incredible ability to renew ourselves," says Managing Director in Egmont Hjemmet Mortensen, Olav T. Sandnes.
The event will be celebrated tonight with a 100 year anniversary party for 500 guests in Det Norske Teatret.
Hjemmet in Norway
Cover of the November 2011 edition
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1911
The private limited company Hjemmet is established in Kristiania
1962
The printing house on Frysja is ready to begin production
1977
Hjemmet is the largest magazine in Scandinavia
1981
The Norwegian Egmont AS is established as holding company for all Norwegian activities.
1992
Hjemmet AS and Ernst. G. Mortensens Forlag merges. Egmont owns the company together with Orkla Media.
2008
Hjemmet Mortensen is fully owned by Egmont
2011
Hjemmet Mortensen changes name to Egmont Hjemmet Mortensen
