What do we know about Christian Bjelland?
Christian Bjelland built up Norway’s largest canned food company, with more than 2,000 employees and sales worldwide.
Christian Bjelland was one of Norway’s best-known men, and his story has been told countless times. From 1909 onwards, his story was included in Norwegian school textbooks. The company itself also told the founder’s story through its sales activities, advertisements, catalogues and more.
How much of this is true, and how much is myth?
Erik Hennum-Bergsagel, curator at the Norwegian Canning Museum, talks about Christian Bjelland as a person and about the company he founded.
Last modified: 16/08/2026
Fonte: Stavangerregionen & Ryfylke
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