diff --git a/web/src/app/aktuelt/[slug]/page.tsx b/web/src/app/aktuelt/[slug]/page.tsx
index eacad15..650d075 100644
--- a/web/src/app/aktuelt/[slug]/page.tsx
+++ b/web/src/app/aktuelt/[slug]/page.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { Blocks } from "@/components/blocks/Blocks";
 import Image from "@/components/general/Image";
 import { graphql } from "@/gql";
 import { NewsFragment } from "@/gql/graphql";
-import { compactDateFormat, formatDate } from "@/lib/date";
+import { formatExtendedDateTime } from "@/lib/date";
 import { notFound } from "next/navigation";
 
 export async function generateStaticParams() {
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export default async function Page({ params }: { params: { slug: string } }) {
             )}
           </figure>
         )}
-        <p>{formatDate(news.firstPublishedAt, compactDateFormat)}</p>
+        <p>{formatExtendedDateTime(news.firstPublishedAt, true, true)}</p>
       </section>
       <section className="pageContent">
         <Blocks blocks={news.body} />
diff --git a/web/src/components/news/NewsItem.tsx b/web/src/components/news/NewsItem.tsx
index b7da9e7..cb516e0 100644
--- a/web/src/components/news/NewsItem.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/news/NewsItem.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import styles from "./newsItem.module.scss";
 import Image from "../general/Image";
 import { NewsFragment } from "@/lib/news";
-import { formatDate, compactDateFormat } from "@/lib/date";
+import { formatDate, compactDateFormat, formatExtendedDateTime } from "@/lib/date";
 import Link from "next/link";
 
 export const NewsItem = ({ news }: { news: NewsFragment }) => {
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export const NewsItem = ({ news }: { news: NewsFragment }) => {
       </div>
       <div className={styles.text}>
         <p className={styles.date}>
-          {formatDate(news.firstPublishedAt, compactDateFormat)}
+          {formatExtendedDateTime(news.firstPublishedAt, true, true)}
         </p>
         <h2 className={styles.title}>{news.title}</h2>
         <p className={styles.lead}>{news.excerpt}</p>
diff --git a/web/src/lib/date.ts b/web/src/lib/date.ts
index 507b6be..0eec552 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/date.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/date.ts
@@ -24,15 +24,18 @@ export function formatYearMonth(yearMonth: string) {
   return formatDate(parsed, "MMMM yyyy");
 }
 
-export function formatExtendedDateTime(date: Date | string | number, dateOnly: boolean = false) {
+export function formatExtendedDateTime(
+  date: Date | string | number,
+  dateOnly: boolean = false,
+  alwaysIncludeYear: boolean = false
+) {
   // wide date with weekday and month name
   // year included if not current year
   const parsed = toLocalTime(date);
   const timePart = dateOnly ? "" : " 'kl.' HH:mm";
-  if (parsed.getFullYear === new Date().getFullYear) {
-    return formatDate(parsed, `EEEE d. MMMM${timePart}`);
-  }
-  return formatDate(parsed, `EEEE d. MMMM yyyy${timePart}`);
+  const isCurrentYear = parsed.getFullYear === new Date().getFullYear;
+  const yearPart = isCurrentYear && !alwaysIncludeYear ? "" : " yyyy";
+  return formatDate(parsed, `EEEE d. MMMM${yearPart}${timePart}`);
 }
 
 export function isTodayOrFuture(