Associate Professor

Svein Magne Abrahamsen

Field of work

I am employed as Associate Professor of Financial Accounting at the HVL Business School. Here I primarily teach and research in financial accounting. My professional areas of interest are currently accounting quality, sustainability reporting, and municipal accounting. 

I am educated as a civil economist with a master's degree ("hovedfag") in administration (cand. merc.) and a PhD in financial accounting from NHH. Previously, I have worked with municipal financial management in the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and as a performance auditor in the National Audit Office.



Courses taught

Accounting theory 

Accounting organization

Coordinator and supervisor for bachelor's theses 


Research areas

Financial accounting 


Research groups

Sustainability and green innovation

Courses taught
  • BØ6-2002, Accounting Management and Law, Spring 2025
  • BO6-2011, Bachelor´s Thesis, Spring 2025
  • FØS8121, Municipal Financial Management - Understanding of accounting and budgeting, Fall 2024
  • ØKB3111, Bachelor Project (Profile - Accounting), Spring 2025
  • ØKB3118, Accounting Theory , Fall 2024
  • ØKB3119, The Accounting Profession and accounting organization, Spring 2025