The corners and frames around the doors and windows are of steatite (soapstone) from Tolgetjønn near Haugesund.
The FMI was founded in Haugesund on 3 October 1987, and already during its founding meeting had to get police protection from anti-FMI activists.
Haugesund Live is a series of individual concerts, and has featured bands such as The Baseballs, Kim Larsen and Mötley Crüe.
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Founded in 1895, it is today owned by the investment group Mecom Group, and is as such part of the media group Edda Media.
Privatsykehuset Haugesund is a private hospital located in Haugesund, which is at the west-coast of Norway.
Akademiet's schools for private education are located in Bergen, Drammen, Hamar, Haugesund, Lillehammer, Molde, Oslo, Sandnes and Ålesund.
Haugen started his career barely 14 years old as fisherman (1908 – 1914) and seaman until he was recruited as full-time Union Officer in 1919, first at the NSU Haugesund branch before being transferred to the NSU Cardiff branch office in United Kingdom the year after.
Standing above Karmsund, near Haugesund, is Haraldshaugen, a monument commemorating the traditional burial site for several early Norwegian rulers including Harald I.
The King of Scandinavia was immediately purchased by Color Line, renamed Color Viking and entered service on the Bergen - Haugesund - Stavanger - Newcastle route.
The authority, subordinate to the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry, is located in Haugesund and led by Director General of Shipping and Navigation Olav Akselsen.