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FOSNAVÅG –<br />
A SMALL COMMUNITY<br />
WITH GLOBAL<br />
IMPACT<br />
A MUNICIPALITY WITH 8,500 INHABITANTS ON THE VERY EDGE OF THE<br />
NORWEGIAN COASTLINE HAS MADE A SOLID IMPRESSION ON THE ENTIRE GLOBAL<br />
MARITIME COMMUNITY – AS A HUB FOR MARITIME OFFSHORE ENTREPRENEURSHIP,<br />
AND AS A CENTRE FOR VALUE CREATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL EXCELLENCE.<br />
TEXT: JANNICKE WITSØ PHOTOS: NINA E. RANGØY<br />
Located on the north-west coast of Norway, Herøy is a part of the unique Norwegian<br />
maritime cluster. The municipality has undergone a massive transformation over the<br />
past six decades – from having an industrial base dominated by the fishery sector to<br />
one that has evolved into a breeding ground for the flourishing offshore supply industry.<br />
And as a tribute to this, Herøy’s administrative centre of Fosnavåg was last year chosen as<br />
the “most business-friendly city” in Norway – for the second time in three years.<br />
So what is so special about this small municipality?<br />
And what has been its recipe for success?<br />
no 01 2012 – 27
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