It covers the southernmost part of the country, (Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder), focusing especially on the area between Mandal and Lillesand (west and east of Kristiansand).

Fædrelandsvennen was established by Petrus Emilius Johanssen and Ole Christian Tangen in 1875.

[1] It is owned by the Norwegian based Schibsted ASA and has its headquarters in Kristiansand.

[1][2][3] It was Fædrelandsvennen which first reported on 29 December 1999 the relationship of Crown Prince of Norway with his future wife, Mette-Marit.

[7] Confirmed circulation figures by Mediebedriftenes Landsforening (Newspaper Publishers' Association), Norway:[8]