Norwegian Salmon Tycoon Håkon Olaisen Dies in Poland Accident

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Norwegian Salmon Tycoon Håkon Olaisen Dies in Poland Accident
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The Norwegian salmon millionaire Håkon Vigner Lindal Olaisen has died in a traffic accident in Poland, reports several Norwegian media outlets.

He was a co-owner of the family business Nova Sea, which according to its website is one of the largest producers of farmed salmon in Northern Norway.

The company was recently sold to the company Mowi for approximately seven billion Swedish kronor. On the magazine Kapital's list of the richest, Håkon Vigner Lindal Olaisen was found at number 305, with an estimated fortune of approximately 1.3 billion.

Olaisen was born in 1982.

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