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It is almost 40 years ago Hakan Nordin was offered the job of Planning in Sydhamnen in Södertälje.
The salary was 2500 per month which represents more than 18 000 SEK in today's money. He accepted and patterned as the ship. The trips to the Americas and the Mediterranean were exchanged for a less wandering life on land.
Today he can look back on four decades, and as many CEOs, a port which has experienced strong growth in recent years.
- It took a long time for customers to discover the advantages of our geographical location. But 50-10 years ago, it took off and today we are the first choice in the region, says Håkan which today is environmental and quality manager for a period and also was chief operating officer.
A step ahead
Port of Södertälje has always strived to be at least one step ahead of other ports. This spring, it was the first Swedish port on Facebook and in the 70's it was among the first to employ women as stevedores.
- We had four female employees and the stevedores attracted some attention when we came to the Ports of Stockholm to help them unload coffee. Of one hundred stevedores working on the boat were four women, remember Hakan.
In the 80's when the first computers were invested in the port a mini computer with 20 Mbytes of memory. It was used for administration and payroll. But though there had been computers in the harbor for nearly 30 years, Hakan accumulated a lot of paper.
- When I cleaned and sorted old papers and documents I had over one hundred empty folders, Håkan says and laughs.
Crayfish in their own water
Life in retirement will not be observed on the sofa or in the hammock. Hakan has three children, seven grandchildren and one's own island in a lake outside Flen.
- Povel Ramel lived there at one time. I own waters and there are crayfish in the lake, "says Håkan.
When asked how it feels to retire Hakan responds that since summer has just begun to feel there is not much different from going on holiday. But this time take your holiday never end.