Øvre Smaalenene was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Askim in Østfold county.
It was established as Askims Avis on 7 May 1902, but changed its name to Øvre Smaalenene (modern: "Upper Østfold") in 1903.
The first year it was published by Ole Lingjærde and Fredrik Maseng with a Liberal Party affiliation.
[1] and in addition to Askim it also covered the municipalities of Spydeberg, Hobøl and Enebakk.
[1] In 1990, it absorbed the somewhat smaller Østfold-Posten,[2] because both newspapers were bought by A-pressen, and the circulation rose to 9,505.