In 1998, Kauno diena was bought by Norwegian media giant Orkla Media subsidiary Orkla Press.

In December 2006 Orkla sold its media stakes to the investment company Hermis Capital.

It was formerly known as Tarybų Lietuva (Soviet Lithuania, 1945–1950) and Kauno Tiesa (Kaunas Truth, 1950–1992).

The present editor in chief of Kauno diena is Arūnas Andriuškevičius.

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