From 1994 to 1997 he studied political science and social economics (summa cum laude) at the University of Toledo, Ohio.

[1] He spent over five years in the US, including work for Disney, as a volunteer during the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, and as an intern in the United States Senate.

[1] Solvik-Olsen announced in 2012 that he would not seek renomination for the 2013 parliamentary election due to family concerns including his wife's career as a medical doctor.

[6] Before taking up the post, the Progress Party had announced that it would be reducing the amount of toll roads, and this was widely expected to be one of the most important transformation reforms.

[8] In late August 2018, he resigned as minister to join his wife in Birmingham, Alabama, where she had received a position at a children's hospital.

[16] He has stated that Ronald Reagan is his foremost political hero, though he also has pictures of Martin Luther King Jr. and John F. Kennedy decorating his home.

[18] Solvik-Olsen has described himself as an "atypical Progress Party-person" due to his relatively careful and modest lifestyle, not fitting several stereotypes of the traditional party supporter.

[19] He compensates the high-sugar diet by eating very small regular meals, and skipping lunch altogether.

He has stated that as of present he only has his personal direct contact with God, not being part of any "earthly membership lists".