This week on NRK2 (the state public channel in Norway) Wimbledon has been on every night. This might seem normal to any tennis playing country but in Norway there aren’t any tennis courts! No short grass fields with painted lines, no red clay to colour the landscape. Why are there no tennis courts in Norway? [...]
Alta’s highpoint is Komsa Mountain. It may not compete in height or size with Bergen’s Seven Mountains or Tromsø’s Mount Storsteinen – well, in fact, in the post There is a Hill in Alta I thought Komsa was… you guessed it – a hill! but apparently standing 203 metres above sea level still classifies it [...]
The Sami Easter festival has something for everyone. Not only can you get up close and personal with the reindeer but there is a whole array of activities that showcase Sami life and culture. The festival also includes the Reindeer Racing World Cup, the Sami Film Festival (which is held in an ice-cinema), the Sami [...]
To visit the mountain during the Midnight Sun is a real treat.
The further ‘out of the way’ you go the more common it is to see folk cottages standing by the side of roads, along fjords or in a thicket of trees, minding their own business.
Reindeer herding is more than just an occupation, it is a way of life and an integral part of the Sami culture and identity.
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Tonight’s sky was filled with the Northern Lights.
A lonely mountain on the edge of the Finnmark Plateau.
A traditional Advent Calendar is made with an orange and cloves.
Is it hard to get a job in Norway?