| Anna | female | 79 | Executive within travel/hospitality, degree from business school |
| Ada | female | 91 | Midwife |
| Theresa | female | 98 | Had an aroma therapy studio. Freelance, worked alone. |
| Hans | male | 82 | Owned a bar and imported cognac. Still imports cognac as a hobby. |
| Eirik | male | 74 | Auto mechanic and later vocational teacher (mechanics) |
| Brit | female | 69 | Painter/fine art, part time stay-at-home |
| Leif | male | 71 | Taxi driver but used to be a metal worker/welder for most of his work life |
| Lisbeth | female | 85 | Sales secretary, office work |
| Ragnhild | female | 80 | Jeweller, family-owned store |
| Gry | female | 79 | Secretary at a school |
| Per | male | 73 | Shipping broker, partner in an international firm |
| Bengt | male | 88 | Archivist, historical archives |
| Elsa | female | 69 | Administrator at a church |
| Mia | female | 70 | Cafeteria and re-schooled to become a landscape gardener, early retirement |
| Liv | female | 86 | Worked at grocery store, in the deli-counter |
| Maya | female | 84 | Cafeteria and hospitality |
| Hanna | female | 71 | Stayed home with kids and later accounting part time |
| Marie | female | 65 | School librarian, lost her job and ended up with early retirement |
| Geir | male | 72 | Freelance writer and part time musician |
| Eva | female | 65 | Hairdresser, and re-schooled to become a bus driver, early retirement |
| Margrethe | female | 69 | Veterinarian |
| Arne | male | 73 | Caretaker (technical position, responsible for several buildings) |
| Trygve | male | 71 | Long-haul driver |
| Arvid | male | 82 | Typographer at a newspaper |
| Jan | male | 80 | Social worker (substance abuse care) |
