Claim: Finn Sejersten, who was born in Trondheim, Nord-Trøndelag in 1868,worked as an installation director of Solør, Sætesdal and Gjøvik Lines, and as managing director of Holmenkolbanen, which was founded in 1896.
Evidence: He was born in Trondheim, Nord-Trøndelag in 1868, and studied at Trondhjems tekniske Skole ("Trondheim School of Technology") between 1887 and 1890. In 1897, Sejersted became managing director of Holmenkolbanen, at an age of 29 years. The company was founded on 17 February 1896 by H. M. Heyerdahl and Albert Fenger Krog as the leading executives. After he finished studying, he was hired by the Norwegian State Railways, where he worked as an installation director of the Solør, Sætesdal and Gjøvik Lines.