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24-738: Aaser was born in Fredrikstad , Norway and was educated at the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) where he received his MBA in 1970. By 1976, he had graduated from the Swiss IMD Business School 's Program for Executive Development. After obtaining his MBA (1970) he worked his way up in businesses starting as assistant to deputy managing director for Tank Nielsen , M. Peterson & Søn , Moss. From there he became marketing manager of Sarpsborg Papp , Div. Kartong, managing director for NORA matprodukter and of Storebrand Skade . During

48-690: A fire in 1764. In the 1840s, timber exporting from Fredrikstad started to gain momentum. In the 1860s, several steam powered saws were built along the river, and in 1879 the railway reached Fredrikstad, leading to further growth. With the decline of the timber exports as a result of the modernization of wood-processing industries in the early 1900s, Fredrikstad's production changed to other types of products. It later became one of Norway's most important industrial centres, famous for its large shipyard , Fredrikstad Mekaniske Verksted . Fredrikstad has three high schools. Frederik II Upper Secondary School offers general studies and financial / administrative studies. It

72-457: A large sawmill industry and was an important harbour for timber export, then later on shipbuilding , until the main yard was closed in 1988. The main industries are currently various chemical plants and other light industry. In 2005, Fredrikstad was the final host port for the Tall Ships' Race , attracting thousands to the city. In 2019, it was the first host port. In 2017, Fredrikstad won

96-399: A monohull sailing vessel of at least 9.4 metres (30 ft) that is conducting sail training and education under sail voyages. Participating ships range from yachts to the large square-rigged sail training ships run by charities, schools and navies of many countries. After World War II, tall ships were a dying breed, having lost out to steam-powered ships several decades before. It was

120-503: A period of ten years starting in 1987 he was president and CEO of Hafslund Nycomed who changed its name after the acquisition of Nycomed . The year after saw him deputy CEO and chief executive officer of a subsidiary company called Imaging Nycomed Amersham . In 1998 he was appointed CEO of Den norske Bank , later the merged DnB NOR . In 2008 he was appointed chairman of the board of the National Gallery of Norway . He has also been

144-544: A reality. The first Tall Ships' race was held in 1956. It was a race of 20 of the world's remaining large sailing ships. The race was from Torquay , Devon to Lisbon , and was meant to be a last farewell to the era of the great sailing ships. Public interest was so intense, however, that race organizers founded the Sail Training International association to direct the planning of future events. Since then Tall Ships' Races have occurred annually in various parts of

168-544: A retired solicitor from London, Bernard Morgan, who first dreamed up the idea of bringing young cadets and seamen under training together from around the world to participate in a friendly competition. The Portuguese Ambassador to the UK, Pedro Teotónio Pereira , was a big supporter of this original idea and believed that such a race would bring together the youth of the world's seafaring peoples. These two figures started discussions in 1953 and three years later they saw their vision become

192-513: Is a city and municipality in Østfold county , Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Fredrikstad. The city of Fredrikstad was founded in 1567 by King Frederick II , and established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt ). The rural municipality of Glemmen was merged with Fredrikstad on 1 January 1964. The rural municipalities of Borge , Onsøy , Kråkerøy , and Rolvsøy were merged with Fredrikstad on 1 January 1994. The city straddles

216-481: Is a merger of the former Frydenberg Gymnastic  [ no ] and Christianslund Handelsgymnasium. Glemmen High School  [ no ] offers professional training and study. Wang Toppidrett Frederikstad  [ no ] offers sports, science, languages, social sciences and economics. In addition, there is a Steiner school, a private educational alternative. Østfold University College offers higher education (master's and bachelor's studies) at

240-636: Is also an American football team, the Fredrikstad Eagles. Fredrikstad has a top-division handball team, Fredrikstad BK , and a top-division ice hockey team, Stjernen Hockey . The city also has a number of floorball teams, including Slevik IBK , Fredrikstad IBK and St. Croix Pirates. The following cities are twinned with Fredrikstad: Cutty Sark Tall Ships%27 Race The Tall Ships Races are races for sail training " tall ships " ( sailing ships ). The races are designed to encourage international friendship and training for young people in

264-440: Is from modern times. They were granted on 21 April 1967. The old arms are based on the oldest known seal of the city, which dates from 1610. They showed a fortress being guarded by a bear. Strangely, Fredrikstad had no fortifications in 1610 (it received some at the end of the 17th century). Fredrikstad was founded by citizens of Sarpsborg and both the fortress and the bear are taken from the old arms of Sarpsborg. The composition of

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288-408: Is square-rigged vessels and all other vessels over 40 m LOA , and classes B/C/D are 9.14 m to under 40 m LOA. Participating vessels are manned by a largely cadet or trainee crew who are partaking in sail training , 50 percent of which must be aged between 15 and 25 years of age and who do not need any previous experience. Thus, tall ship does not describe a specific type of sailing vessel, but rather

312-565: The Academy of Performing Arts, Faculty of Health and Social Care and the Faculty of Engineering at Kråkerøy. Østfold Vocational College  [ no ] offers short professional craft or technical courses. The Department of Journalism offers primarily continuing education for journalists and editors. Fredrikstad Museum is located in Old Fredrikstad. The museum shows the history of the city and

336-473: The art of sailing. The races are held annually in European waters and consists of two racing legs of several hundred nautical miles , and a "cruise in company" between the legs. Over one half of the crew of each ship participating in the races must consist of young people. Between 1973 and 2003 the races were known as The Cutty Sark Tall Ships Races , having been sponsored by Cutty Sark whisky . From 2004 to 2010

360-463: The chairman of Marine Harvest , but stepped down in January 2010. He also chairs Statkraft . From 2012 to 2015 he was chairman of the board of Telenor . This Norwegian business biographical article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Fredrikstad Fredrikstad ( Norwegian: [ˈfrɛ̀drɪkstɑ] ; previously Frederiksstad ; literally "Fredrik's Town")

384-575: The national award for most attractive city. The award is given yearly by the Norwegian government on the basis of social, economic and environmental factors. The city was named after the Danish king Frederick II in 1569. The last element stad means "city". Prior to 1877, the name was spelled Frederiksstad , then from 1877 to 1888 it was written as Fredriksstad , and finally since 1889 it has been spelled in its current form: Fredrikstad . The coat-of-arms

408-508: The original location. This new site's proximity to the sea and the accessible open land surrounding it made it a better location than the old one. The name Fredrikstad was first used in a letter from the King dated 6 February 1569. The temporary fortification built during the Hannibal War (1644–1645) between Sweden and Denmark-Norway , became permanent in the 1660s. The work on the fortifications

432-531: The races were supported by the City , Province and Port of Antwerp . The sponsor of the Tall Ships Races 2010–2014 was the city of Szczecin . By the 21st century, "tall ship" is often used generically for large, classic, sailing vessels, but is also a technically defined term by Sail Training International. The definitions are subject to various technicalities, but by 2011 there are only two size classes, class A

456-684: The river Glomma where it meets the Skagerrak , about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the Sweden border. Along with neighboring Sarpsborg , Fredrikstad forms the fifth largest city in Norway: Fredrikstad/Sarpsborg . As of 30 September 2021, according to Statistics Norway , these two municipalities have a total population of 141,708 with 83,761 in Fredrikstad and 57,947 in Sarpsborg. Fredrikstad

480-462: The seal was also used as arms since the beginning of the 19th century. The new arms were granted at the 400th anniversary of the city in 1967 and show a more modern variation on the fortress and bear. After Sarpsborg was burned to the ground during the Northern Seven Years' War , the ruling king, Frederik II , decided by royal decree to rebuild the city 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of

504-629: The surrounding region. The museum also manages Elingaard Manor in Onsøy and Torgauten Fort. Fredrikstad Museum was founded in 1903. Since 2003, the museum's management has been located in Tøihuset in Old Town. Fredrikstad is home to nine-time Norway football winners Fredrikstad FK who play at the Fredrikstad Stadion . Egil Olsen , manager for the Norwegian national football team, is from Fredrikstad. There

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528-459: The world, with millions of spectators. Today, the race attracts more than a hundred ships, among these some of the largest sailing ships in existence, like the Portuguese Sagres . The 50th Anniversary Tall Ships' Races took place during July and August 2006 and was started by the patron, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh , who also started the first race in 1956. The bark Marques sank in

552-547: Was built at the mouth of Glomma as a replacement after Sarpsborg (15 kilometres (9 miles) upstream) was burnt down by the Swedish Army in the 1500s. Some of the citizens stayed behind and rebuilt their old town at its original site and got their city status back in 1839. The city centre is on the west bank of the Glomma, while the old town on the east bank is Northern Europe's best preserved fortified town . Fredrikstad used to have

576-486: Was first led by Willem Coucheron and later Johan Caspar von Cicignon . During the next 60 years, several fortifications at the Fredrikstad Fortress were built, including Isegran, Kongsten, and Cicignon. In 1735, a suburb on the western side of Glomma, Vestsiden , was founded. This part later grew faster than the old city, and became the dominant city centre. Most of the buildings in the old city burned down during

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