


In 2022 Klassekampen received criticism from some of Norway's large newspapers for an uncritical attitude towards Russia, but has condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Its mission statement now describes itself as "revolutionary socialist." As most Norwegian newspapers it depends on economic support from the Norwegian Government. It was the official organ of the AKP until April 1991. Klassekampen became a weekly in January 1973, a bi-weekly in January 1976 and finally a daily newspaper as of April 1977.

It promoted the positions of the Workers' Communist Party (AKP founded 1973) and its predecessors. It started out in early 1969 as a monthly periodical published by "a group of marxist-leninists" with Anders M. The paper was initially a part of the young Marxist–Leninist ( maoist) movement in Norway. This makes it the third largest Norwegian print newspaper, based on readership. It describes itself as "the newspaper of the Left." The paper's net circulation is 34,000 (2021), and it has around 111,000 daily readers on paper (160,000 on Saturdays). Klassekampen ('The Class Struggle') is a Norwegian daily newspaper. Norwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees (15%) Not to be confused with Klassekampen (1909–1940).
