[1] The newspaper was established in 2002 and it is issued 48 times a year.
It is published in Birkeland, the administrative center of the municipality.
The newspaper appears on Wednesdays and covers Birkeland, Herefoss, and Vegusdal.
[2] The chief editor is Geir Willy Haugen.
[2][3] According to the Norwegian Audit Bureau of Circulations and the National Association of Local Newspapers, Birkenesavisa has had the following annual circulation: