Abelia (organisation)
Norwegian trade organization
Abelia is an employers' organisation in Norway, organised under the national Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise.
Its predecessor was Kunnskapsbedriftenes landsforening. Managing director from 1986 to 2000 was Finn Karsten Ramstad.
Abelia was established in 2001, and has 2,800 member companies. The first managing director, from 2001 to 2013, was Paul Chaffey. Håkon Haugli took over in 2014. Haugli went on to Innovation Norway in 2019 and was succeeded by Øystein Eriksen Søreide.
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The record creator and administrative purpose are central evidence, because official documentation reflects both action and institutional priorities. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 18, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q11956785. VIAF identifies the subject as 545149198206174940008. 4 of 6 selected statements include explicit references; 3 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1986, 2000, 2001 and 2013.
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