Trygve Kornelius Fjetland (6 March 1926 – 28 October 2013) was a Norwegian

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. He was born in Jelsa, took his secondary education at Rogaland Country Secondary School and graduated with the siv.øk. degree from the

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in 1953. In 1962 he founded the electronics retailer Elektrokjøp, later

Elkjøp Elkjøp, better known as Elgiganten outside Norway, is the largest consumer electronics retailer in the Nordic Countries with four hundred stores in six countries and 24,000 employees. Elkjøp was founded by Trygve Fjetland on 16 March 1962 ...

. He retired as chief executive officer in 1986, but continued in the company board. He resided at

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in Oslo. In December 2012 he was awarded the

King's Medal of Merit The King's Medal of Merit (Norwegian: ''Kongens fortjenstmedalje'') is a Norwegian award. It was instituted in 1908 to reward meritorious achievements in the fields of art, science, business, and public service. It is divided in two classes: gold ...

. He was also a founder and honorary member of

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Rotary. He died in October 2013.

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1926 births 2013 deaths People from Suldal Norwegian businesspeople in retailing Businesspeople from Oslo Recipients of the King's Medal of Merit {{Norway-business-bio-stub