Svarttrost
About us
Svarttrost makes storytelling podcasts.The series that make you prolong your walk, forget to get off the bus or stay in the car until the episode is over. We work journalistically, with a clear goal: To touch through the ear.
Svarttrost was started in 2018 and we work journalistically according to the Code of Ethics of the Norwegian Press.
Ellen Wisløff
Partner/CEO
Telephone: +47 934 24 242
Email: ellen@svarttrost.no
Ellen Wisløff (b. 1973) is a partner and CEO of Svarttrost. She has background as a journalist and editor at Aller Media. Ellen is also the lady behind the Instagram account @renpoesi with over 100,000 followers and editor for the Ren Poesi publications (Aschehoug publishing house). She has been host of the poetry program Ordet fanget on NRK Radio P2.
Kari Hesthamar
Partner/Chief Editor
Telephone: +47 922 25 063
Email: kari@svarttrost.no
Kari Hesthamar (b. 1971) is partner and chief editor at Svarttrost. She is a trained journalist and has worked for a total of 20 years at NRK, where she was head of Radiodokumentaren in NRK P2 from 2011-2014 and project manager for podcasts in the Marienlyst division from 2016-2018. Kari has made several award-winning documentaries both nationally and internationally, including gold and silver in the world championship Prix Italia, three times Prix Europa and three times Norwegian Prix Radio for the best program of the year.
Sindre Leganger
Partner/Journalist
Telephone: +47 957 46 521
Email: sindre@svarttrost.no
Sindre Leganger (b. 1987) is partner and journalist in Svarttrost. He has produced or was central to several of the earliest and most successful documentary podcasts in Norway - such Uløst (VG), Skuddet på Toftøy (Aftenposten) and Hele historien (NRK). His productions has won several awards both national and international.
Stine Therese Strand
Production Manager
Telephone: +47 918 82 555
Email: stine@svarttrost.no
Stine Therese Strand (b. 1991) is production manager at Svarttrost, and works with administration and business, and idea development. She has over ten years of editorial experience from Aller Media, where she has worked with publications such as KK, HENNE and KK Living. For five years, from 2017 to 2021, she was edition manager of KK, and led the production of the magazine.
Synva Hjørnevik
Journalist
Telephone: +47 416 98 509
Email: synva@svarttrost.no
Synva Hjørnevik (b. 1991) is a journalist in Svarttrost, where her most recent project was Operasjon Charlie. In 2019, she created the podcast series Utafor, about outsiders in our society. Before coming to Svarttrost, she worked as a podcast producer and concept developer in several production companies, including Rubicon Radio and PLAN-B. Synva also has experience as a culture journalist in Dagbladet and NRK.
Thomas Alkärr
Journalist
Telephone: +47 909 95 590
Email: thomas@svarttrost.no
Thomas Alkärr (b. 1975) is a journalist and creates audio stories for the National Museum's audio guide. Thomas has extensive experience from NRK as a researcher, reporter, duty manager and host in both radio and TV. In 2017, he was a reporter in the May 17th broadcast on NRK and was nominated for the Gullruten and Prix Italia for the exploration of contemporary art in the TV series Thomas og den vanskelige kunsten. In recent years, he has directed, among other things, the lifestyle series Oppfinneren and the music documentary series Helvete - historien om norsk black metal (2020) on NRK TV.
Ida Karine Gullvik
Journalist
Telephone: +47 480 22 966
Email: ida@svarttrost.no
Ida Karine Gullvik (b. 1985) has background from Klassekampen and NRK, where she has worked as a journalist, host and duty manager. For NRK, she has also made several documentaries for radio and TV, among other things Bestemors krig who won Åke Blomström's prize for young documentary makers in 2014. Between 2018 and 2020, she produced the podcast Rørsla for LO Media.
Bjørn Olav Jahr
Journalist
Telephone: +47 980 11 273
Email: boj@svarttrost.no
Bjørn Olav Jahr (b. 1969) is a journalist in Svarttrost. He has previously worked in Kapital, Dagbladet and Memo. In 2003, he won the SKUP award for the winding up of the Finance Credit case. Bjørn Olav has extensive experience as a publishing editor in Gyldendal, and has himself published a number of books, including Hvem drepte Birgitte Tengs? (2015), Drapene i Baneheia (2017) and Prosessen mot Viggo Kristiansen (2021). He has also co-directed TV 2's documentary series Hvem drepte Birgitte? (2018). In 2023, Bjørn Olav was awarded Den store journalistprisen for his work on the Baneheia and Birgitte Tengs cases.
Marte Solbakken
Journalist
Telephone: +47 408 43 419
Email: marte@svarttrost.no
Marte Solbakken (b. 1983) is a feature and culture journalist with extensive experience from NRK P2. She has also freelanced from the USA, and was a regular writer for Klassekampen Musikkmagasinet. The radio documentary Epilog for Mr. Bodin, which she produced for NRK in 2010, was awarded Åke Blomstrøm's prize for young documentary makers. Marte has also worked as a project manager and text editor for Apple Music in Los Angeles, and she has toured and released records as an artist.
Haakon Lange
Journalist
Telephone: +47 971 30 143
Email: haakon@svarttrost.no
Haakon Lange (b. 1992) is a journalist at Svarttrost, and in recent years he has worked as a producer, researcher and presenter for a number of productions for the company Både Og. He has previously worked with content production for, among others, Molde Football Club, Humornieu and Norsk Fjernsyn. Haakon has a bachelor's degree in Editorial Communication from Westerdal University in 2016. In 2024, he made Gutten som forsvant for Svarttrost, and he has also made the podcast Sporene etter Odin in 2025.
Malin Instanes
Production Coordinator
Telephone: +47 918 90 234
Email: malin@svarttrost.no
Malin Instanes (b. 1996) works with press, social media and graphic design in Svarttrost. She has a bachelor's degree from Oslo MET in media and communication. Previously, she has worked with communications and content production in both public and private sector.
