The summer is long over when I meet 14-year-old Sophia Træland in an ice cream kiosk at Sukkerbiten in Oslo, which is closed for the autumn. She uses the opportunity to make herself two large ice cream scoops with chocolate sauce – for the sake of training. This year she and many other young people had their first summer job, precisely in this and seven other ice cream kiosks. Sophia Træland (14) is generous with the chocolate sauce in her job as an ice cream seller at LICC. Photo: Rolf Petter Olaisen / news The 14-year-old can take most of the era for that. – Everyone loves ice cream, right? But first I turn back the clock. Sophia is 13 years old, and is looking for her first summer job. She will feel the pride of earning and spending her own money. But the job hunt was to offer tollbooth after tollbooth. – I searched for a long time. It was very difficult, says a now 14-year-old Sophia. – “Come back in two years”, was the answer she got, says father Christian Træland. When he asked his daughter what she could imagine working on, the wheels slowly started to turn. Sophia’s dream job was selling ice cream. – Everyone loves ice cream, right?, said Sophia. Big ice cream for a good price was her business idea. And so father and daughter started the Large Ice Cream Company – LICC, which opened this spring. Father and daughter Christian and Sophia Træland in front of one of their eight ice cream kiosks. Photo: Rolf Petter Olaisen / news – I’m from Southern Norway, so I didn’t mind praying, says Father Træland. Fewer young people have money And Sophia and other young people should stand behind the counter. His impression is that today it is more difficult to get a job at his daughter’s age than when he was young. Because Sophia is far from the only one struggling to get a job at a young age. The trend is that fewer and fewer young people have their own money. The proportion of young people with a working income has fallen sharply since the end of the 90s. This is shown by figures from Statistics Norway (SSB). Jon Epland in Statistics Norway points to fewer unskilled jobs and labor immigration as explanations, among other things. – Vicious circle Of all the municipalities in the country, Oslo has the highest proportion of children in low-income families. – There is a clear tendency for young people from the middle class to work to a greater extent than those from low-income families, says Epland. He explains that children of parents with medium to good incomes can benefit to a greater extent from the network and workplace of their parents when they want to go to work. If you look at 17-year-olds with employment income, the capital comes out worst. Here, 48.9 per cent spent their own money in 2019, according to Statistics Norway’s latest figures. Akershus is in third place – from the bottom. Here, 51.4 percent had income. Photo: Nadir Alam / news Family members with an immigrant background are overrepresented in the statistics on low-income families. And precisely immigrant youth are underrepresented when it comes to young people with income. According to Statistics Norway, 17-year-olds with earned income spent NOK 97,000 more as adults, compared to people of the same age who did not work as young people. – Having a part-time job as a young person seems to be a very profitable stepping stone further into working life, says Epland. Is it a vicious circle? – That is a completely correct observation, replies Epland. Jon Epland from Statistics Norway says that people who work at a young age are more likely to be educated, work and serve well as adults than others do. Photo: Per Kristian Lie Lowe / SSB – If it is early expected that you make a work effort, then it is undividedly positive. You also have something to show for further work, he adds. More than kroner and øre Træland says that the young people in the company come from all kinds of backgrounds. Someone has to be responsible for the purchase of things such as warm clothes and football boots. – That is one of the reasons why I created LICC. Working gives a richer life, and you tend to get into less trouble than those who don’t, he says. Frida Skjønhaug (th) is among the 50 young people who worked at LICC this summer. She says that the dividend is not limited to kroner and øre. – It is educational to work here, she says. Photo: Rolf Petter Olaisen / NRKFrida Skjønhaug (th) is among the 50 young people who worked at LICC this summer. She says that the dividend is not limited to kroner and øre. – It is educational to work here, she says. Photo: Rolf Petter Olaisen / news Encouraged by a multi-billionaire Their vision is to become the largest workplace for young people in Norway. Another goal of the eight mobile ice cream kiosks is to make money. The plan is for the daughter to take over a profitable and well-run business when she grows up. Therefore, the father has big growth plans. With them in their luggage, they have an encouraging meeting with the British billionaire and businessman Richard Branson. Richard Branson made this post on Instagram after the meeting with father and daughter Træland. The post on indicates that the meeting was of mutual benefit. Photo: Screenshot After receiving a letter from Sophia, he agreed to meet father and daughter Træland. The meeting took place in September in connection with Branson’s participation in the Oslo Business Forum. – An absolutely priceless experience, says father about the meeting with his childhood hero, who diligently shared his own experiences as a young businessman. Next summer they aim to have 200 employees in 30 ice cream kiosks in central Austlandet. Gradually, it is the turn of foreign countries. The message from Sophia to other young people is clear. – Search with us and have fun! August Kulås Wibe says that he has a better conscience when he uses money he has raised himself. – It’s also fun to have your own money that you can spend on a trip with the family and the football team, says August proudly. Photo: Rolf Petter Olaisen / NRKAugust Kulås Wibe says that he has a better conscience when he spends money he has made himself. – It’s also fun to have your own money that you can spend on trips with the family and the football team, says August proudly. Photo: Rolf Petter Olaisen / news
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