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16 Finnmark Finnmark is in the northernmost part of Continental Europe, where norway swings eastward. in the midst of wild and majestic scenery with steep mountains and icy fjords, the conditions are ideal for growing healthy fsh of exceptional quality. Operations in Finnmark were established in 1978 by norwegian fsh-farming pioneer harald volden. in 2006 the volden Group merged with Grieg Seafood and was renamed Grieg Seafood Finnmark. Grieg Seafood Finnmark now includes a smolt hatchery and 24 licensed sites, complete with harvesting and freezing facilities at STRaTEGy > > four clusters in different regions of Western Finnmark. The distance between production clusters forms a natural barrier to the transfer of disease and therefore represents a lower overall biological risk in Finnmark. Grieg Seafood Finnmark owns and operates the northernmost fsh farm in the world, close to the north Cape. Our facilities in Finnmark enjoy the shortest export route to Russia in norwegian fsh farming, including the major cities of moscow and St. petersburg. most of our production is exported to the EU, Russia and asia. The company employs about 190 people. From seasonal to steady income Fish farmer Daniel Johansen, 24, moved back Value Chain to his childhood village of Bergsfjord (pop. 135) in Finnmark to start a family. He works at the Grieg Seafood site in Høgsfjord, and recently Brood- Freshwater Seawater harvest processing Sales stock became the father of a little baby girl. in an area that is traditionally dependent on seasonal Key fgures 2010 wild fshing, the aquaculture industry has provided a steady income for many people. Sales revenue: TnOk 733 300 - We can’t all work at the public school, daniel says with harvest: TOnS 20 705 (gutted weight) a smile. EBiT/kg: nOk 10,44 (gutted weight)