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How to read HLN (Het Laatste Nieuws) free or for less

HLN, Flanders' biggest newspaper, marks its subscriber articles with an HLN+ label; other articles on hln.be and in the HLN app are free to read. Students aged 16 to 25 in Belgium can get a free digital subscription from publisher DPG Media, which also covers De Morgen. If you only want the newspaper now and then, the HLN krant app sells a single digital edition for €0.99.

Last checked 14 Nov 2026. Offers change often, so confirm the price on the outlet's own page before you pay.

Quick answer

If you are a student aged 16 to 25, take DPG Media's free student subscription; otherwise read the free articles, or buy one digital edition for €0.99 in the HLN krant app.

Belgium

School / university

Belga.press through some Flemish universities

Free for students and staff of a subscribing institution

Some Flemish universities give students and staff access to Belga.press, a database with the content of all Belgian news brands. At Hasselt University you log in with your university account, on or off campus, and newspapers appear after a 48-hour delay. Ask your own university or college library whether it offers Belga.press.

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Free articles

Free articles without the HLN+ label

Free

The HLN app is free to download, and you need a subscription only for articles marked HLN+. Breaking-news alerts and more than 50 puzzles, games and quizzes in the app are free.

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App

HLN+ subscription in the HLN app

HLN Mobiel €7.99/month or €46.99 for 6 months; Digitaal Basis from €8.49/month or €89.99/year; Digitaal Premium €15.49/month (in-app prices on iPhone and iPad)

These in-app subscriptions give unlimited access to HLN+ articles and renew automatically through your Apple ID. The HLN website sells its own subscriptions and may have offers for new subscribers, which we could not check, so compare before you buy in the app.

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Student rate

Free student subscription (ages 16 to 25)

Free

Since October 2025, students aged 16 to 25 in Belgium and the Netherlands can get a free digital subscription to DPG Media's news brands. You sign up with your student details for one title, and in Belgium that gives digital access to both HLN and De Morgen. It runs for as long as you are studying.

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Other

Single digital editions of the newspaper

€0.99 per edition; €1.99 for the weekend edition; €5.99 for 1 week; €19.99 for 1 month

The HLN krant app shows the printed newspaper, with your own regional edition, and sells single editions and short passes as in-app purchases. It also sells a monthly (€14.99) and a yearly (€149.99) subscription. If you already subscribe to the paper or digital newspaper, the app is included.

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Other

Free subscriptions for people on a low income

Free

DPG Media gives out about 5,000 free newspaper subscriptions a year in Flanders and the Netherlands to people who could not otherwise afford one. In Flanders, people could sign up for a free HLN subscription through local poverty associations, and the Vlaams Netwerk tegen Armoede is one of the partners. You cannot apply to DPG directly; ask a poverty organisation near you.

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Questions

Partly. Articles without the HLN+ label are free on hln.be and in the HLN app. HLN+ articles need a subscription, but students aged 16 to 25 can get one for free.

Yes, it is free. DPG Media gives students aged 16 to 25 in Belgium a free digital subscription that covers HLN and De Morgen for as long as they study.

In the HLN iPhone app, HLN Mobiel costs €7.99 a month and Digitaal Basis €89.99 a year. The website has its own offers, which we could not check because its subscription pages did not load for us.

Yes. The HLN krant app sells a single digital edition for €0.99 and the weekend edition for €1.99.

Possibly. DPG Media hands out free subscriptions in Flanders through poverty organisations, including local poverty associations. Ask such a group near you; DPG does not take applications itself.