After the storm: How this small salmon producer became a profit machine

Once bankrupt in the early 1990s, salmon farmer Selsoyvik Havbruk now posts elite returns and plows cash into gear, smolt, slaughter and export—quietly reshaping the odds for Norway’s smallest farmers.

Aksel Olsen owns the family business Selsoyvik Havbruk in Helgeland.
Aksel Olsen owns the family business Selsoyvik Havbruk in Helgeland.Photo: Bent-Are Jensen
Published 2 October 2025, 03:00Updated 2 October 2025, 03:00
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