Industries in Finnmark Norway History Anja Frida Isabella

Industries in Finnmark, Norway – History Anja, Frida, Isabella and Adrian

Fishering � First immigrants � Rich of fish, seal small whales and seabirds � Traded fish � Dried cod and herring trading

� Increased trade in Finnmark � The fish gave food to the families � The fisheries got industrialized � Small rowboats Large machine-boats � Many employees Few employees

Reindeer husbandry � Always been an important resource for Norway � Exploit meat, hide and the antlers � Stone carving in Alta, Finnmark � Sami people � Marking system � Half nomadic system

Stone carving in Alta, Finnmark

Modern Industry in Hammerfest Mathias, Andrea, Maja

Facts about the industry in hammerfest � Oil and gas (petroleum industry) � Important for Hammerfest’s economy � 600 employees overall � The hospital � Provides employment � Independant on the state of the petroleum industry � Hammerfest municipality � 1200 people employed

Aquaculture � Fish farming and sea fishing � Leading producerof Atlantic salmon � Second largest seafood exporter in the world � Employees � 5, 900 people across Norway are employed directly � 21, 000 people are indirectly employed in aquaculture related industries

The most important industries � Cermaq � Grieg Seafood � Melkøya � Goliath oil � Snøhvit LNG

The importance of oil and gas in Norway For the economy For the workforce � the � Norway’s petroleum industry’s profit � 78 % goes to the norwegian state � The oil fund � 7000 mrd NOK = £ 700 bn(ish) � Norway’s sovereign welfund � welfare Provides jobs � Comparative advantage Specific expertise � Subsea technology � � Advanced technology � Requires people highly educated Highly skilled jobs � Produce products of high value � Equal society/good social safety net �