{"id":5485,"date":"2020-05-11T08:18:57","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T08:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/?post_type=aktiviteter&#038;p=5485"},"modified":"2025-09-01T11:04:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T11:04:17","slug":"fish-for-king-crab-and-snowmobile-to-the-taiga-near-kirkenes","status":"publish","type":"aktiviteter","link":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/aktiviteter\/fish-for-king-crab-and-snowmobile-to-the-taiga-near-kirkenes\/","title":{"rendered":"Fish for King crab and snowmobile to the Taiga near Kirkenes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-ingress\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vnn__ingress\">\n\t\t\t\tKing crabs are fished using crab pots on the frozen Langfjord at Kirkenes. While the crabs were cooking, we took a snowmobile trip across the plateau and into the forest, and ended the day with a feast of crab!\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"metas-in-two-columns alignwide wp-block-vnn-activity-metas\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-activity-meta-parent\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"vnn__activity-meta-item\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M24 15c0-.2-.2-.4-.4-.5-2.8-1.4-6.2-1.4-9 .1-1.2.7-1.9 1.6-2.1 2.6-.2 1 .1 2.1.9 3.3-.4.7-.8 1.5-1.2 2.5-.2.4 0 .8.4 1 .1 0 .2.1.3.1.3 0 .6-.2.7-.5.3-.6.5-1.2.8-1.7.6.8 1.7 1.9 3.2 1.9h.3c3.3-.3 4.2-3.4 4.9-5.7.3-1 .6-2 1-2.5.2-.1.2-.3.2-.6zm-2.6 2.7c-.8 2.6-1.5 4.4-3.6 4.6-1.3.1-2.2-1.3-2.5-1.8 1.2-1.4 2.2-1.6 2.3-1.6.4-.1.7-.4.6-.8-.1-.4-.4-.7-.8-.7-.1 0-1.5.2-3 1.8-.4-.6-.5-1.2-.4-1.8.1-.6.6-1.2 1.3-1.6 2.1-1.1 4.6-1.2 6.8-.4-.2.8-.5 1.5-.7 2.3z\"\/><path d=\"M13.3 6.1c2.5.6 4.3 2.6 4.6 5.2 0 .4.4.7.8.7s.7-.4.7-.8C19 8 16.7 5.4 13.6 4.7c-4-.9-8.1 1.6-9 5.6-.4 2-.1 4 1 5.7 1.1 1.7 2.7 2.9 4.7 3.3h.2c.3 0 .7-.2.7-.6.1-.4-.2-.8-.6-.9-1.6-.4-2.9-1.3-3.7-2.7s-1.1-3-.8-4.5c.8-3.2 4-5.2 7.2-4.5zM12 3c.4 0 .8-.3.8-.8V.8c0-.5-.4-.8-.8-.8s-.8.3-.8.8v1.5c0 .4.4.7.8.7zM18.9 5.9c.2 0 .4-.1.5-.2l1.1-1.1c.3-.3.3-.8 0-1.1-.3-.3-.8-.3-1.1 0l-1.1 1.1c-.3.3-.3.8 0 1.1.2.1.4.2.6.2zM4.6 18.4l-1.1 1c-.3.3-.3.8 0 1.1.1.1.3.2.5.2s.4-.1.5-.2l1.1-1c.3-.3.3-.8 0-1.1-.2-.3-.7-.3-1 0zM2.2 11.2H.8c-.5 0-.8.4-.8.8s.3.8.8.8h1.5c.4 0 .7-.4.7-.8s-.3-.8-.8-.8zM4.6 5.6c.1.1.3.2.5.2s.4-.1.5-.2c.3-.3.3-.8 0-1.1l-1-1c-.3-.3-.8-.3-1.1 0s-.3.8 0 1.1l1.1 1z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"vnn-activity-meta-item-title\">Season<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"vnn-activity-meta-item-content\">Winter &#8211; Spring <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"vnn__activity-meta-item\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M12 3.8C5.3 3.8-.1 9.3 0 15.9V18c0 1.2 1 2.2 2.2 2.2h19.5c1.2 0 2.2-1 2.2-2.2v-2.1C24 9.3 18.7 3.8 12 3.8zm0 12.7c1.2 0 2.2 1 2.2 2.2H9.8c0-1.2 1-2.2 2.2-2.2zM22.5 18c0 .4-.3.8-.8.8h-6c0-1.7-1.2-3.2-2.8-3.6l2-5.9c.1-.4-.1-.8-.5-.9-.4-.1-.8.1-.9.5l-2.1 6.3c-1.8.3-3.2 1.8-3.2 3.7h-6c-.4 0-.8-.3-.8-.8V16c0-2.8 1.1-5.5 3-7.5 2-2 4.6-3.1 7.5-3.2 5.8 0 10.5 4.8 10.5 10.7v2z\"\/><path d=\"M4.9 14.2c-.6 0-1.1.5-1.1 1.1s.5 1.1 1.1 1.1S6 16 6 15.4s-.5-1.2-1.1-1.2zM6.4 10.5c-.6 0-1.1.5-1.1 1.1s.5 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1-.5 1.1-1.1-.5-1.1-1.1-1.1zM19.2 14.3c-.1 0-.1-.1 0 0-.1-.1-.1 0 0 0h-.3c-.5.1-.9.5-.9 1.1 0 .6.5 1.1 1.1 1.1s1.1-.5 1.1-1.1c0-.5-.4-1-.9-1.1h-.1zM18.8 11.6c0-.5-.4-.9-.8-1.1-.2-.1-.4-.1-.6 0-.5.1-.8.6-.8 1.1 0 .6.5 1.1 1.1 1.1s1.1-.5 1.1-1.1zM9.7 7.6c-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.1h-.2c-.6.2-1 .6-1 1.1 0 .6.5 1.1 1.1 1.1s1.1-.5 1.1-1.1c.1-.5-.3-.9-.7-1z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"vnn-activity-meta-item-title\">Difficulty<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"vnn-activity-meta-item-content\">Easy <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"vnn__activity-meta-item\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M19 7.5l.9-.9c.1.1.2.1.3.1.2 0 .4-.1.5-.2.3-.3.3-.8 0-1.1l-.4-.4-.3-.3c-.3-.3-.8-.3-1.1 0-.2.2-.3.6-.1.9l-.9.9c-1.5-1.2-3.3-1.8-5.2-2v-3h1.5c.4 0 .8-.3.8-.8s-.3-.7-.8-.7H9.8c-.5 0-.8.3-.8.8s.3.8.8.8h1.5v3c-2.4.1-4.5 1.1-6.2 2.8-3.8 3.8-3.8 10 0 13.8C7 23 9.5 24 12 24s5-1 6.9-2.9c3.7-3.7 3.8-9.8.1-13.6zm-1.2 12.6c-3.2 3.2-8.4 3.2-11.7 0-3.2-3.2-3.2-8.5 0-11.7C7.7 6.9 9.8 6 12 6s4.3.9 5.8 2.4c3.3 3.2 3.3 8.5 0 11.7z\"\/><path d=\"M8.8 10.3c-.3-.3-.7-.3-1.1 0-.3.3-.3.8-.1 1.1l3.8 4.1c.1.2.4.2.6.2.2 0 .4-.1.5-.2.3-.3.3-.8.1-1.1l-3.8-4.1z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"vnn-activity-meta-item-title\">Duration<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"vnn-activity-meta-item-content\">3.5 hours<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"vnn__activity-meta-item\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M18.9 12.3c.2.1.4.2.6.2.4 0 .7-.2.9-.5 1.3-2 3.6-5.6 3.6-7.5C24 2 22 0 19.5 0S15 2 15 4.5c0 1.8 2.2 5.4 3.6 7.4 0 .2.1.3.3.4zm.6-10.8c1.7 0 3 1.3 3 3 0 .9-1.2 3.3-3 6.1-1.8-2.8-3-5.2-3-6.1 0-1.7 1.3-3 3-3z\"\/><path d=\"M19.8 5.6c.4-.1.7-.4.8-.8 0-.1.1-.2.1-.3s0-.2-.1-.3c-.1-.4-.4-.7-.8-.8-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.1s-.2 0-.3.1c-.4.1-.7.4-.8.8 0 .1-.1.2-.1.3s0 .2.1.3c.1.4.4.7.8.8.1 0 .2.1.3.1s.2-.1.3-.1zM5 13.8c.1 0 .2.1.3.1s.2 0 .3-.1c.4-.1.7-.4.8-.8 0-.1.1-.2.1-.3s0-.2-.1-.3c-.1-.4-.4-.7-.8-.8-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.1s-.3.1-.3.2c-.4.1-.7.4-.8.8 0 .1-.1.2-.1.3s0 .2.1.3c.1.3.4.6.8.7z\"\/><path d=\"M5.4 20.9c.4 0 .8-.2 1-.6 1.9-2.4 4.1-5.6 4.1-7.6 0-2.9-2.4-5.2-5.2-5.2S0 9.9 0 12.8c0 2 2.2 5.2 4.1 7.6l.3.3c.3.2.6.3.9.3 0-.1.1-.1.1-.1zm-3.9-8.1C1.5 10.7 3.2 9 5.2 9S9 10.7 9 12.8c0 1.2-1.4 3.7-3.8 6.7-2.3-3-3.7-5.6-3.7-6.7zM20.2 15h-3C16 15 15 16 15 17.2v4.5c0 .4-.3.8-.8.8h-9c-.4 0-.8.3-.8.8s.4.7.8.7h9c1.2 0 2.2-1 2.2-2.2v-4.5c0-.4.3-.8.8-.8h3c.4 0 .8-.3.8-.8s-.3-.7-.8-.7z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"vnn-activity-meta-item-title\">Route<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"vnn-activity-meta-item-content\">Kirkenes to Pasvikdalen<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"vnn-map wp-block-vnn-activity-meta-map\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref={`https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/?api=1&#038;query=69.729661711912,30.05255375494`}\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstrokeWidth=\"2\" strokeLinecap=\"round\" strokeLinejoin=\"round\" className=\"feather feather-maximize-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<polyline points=\"15 3 21 3 21 9\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<polyline points=\"9 21 3 21 3 15\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<line x1=\"21\" y1=\"3\" x2=\"14\" y2=\"10\"><\/line>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<line x1=\"3\" y1=\"21\" x2=\"10\" y2=\"14\"><\/line>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"activity-meta-map\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-location-lat=\"69.729661711912\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-location-long=\"30.05255375494\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"svxjh8cgmvympll7ukylcs\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-snowmobiles-take-you-to-your-destination\">Snowmobiles take you to your destination<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After making sure that we dressed for the conditions, we were ready for our snowmobile trip. None of the guests had driven a snowmobile before, but it is easy to learn. The accelerator is on the right hand side, the brake is on the left. There is also an emergency brake that stops the engine immediately. Two people share a snowmobile, swapping between being the driver and the passenger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-you-cross-a-frozen-fjord-to-access-the-crab-pots\">You cross a frozen fjord to access the crab pots<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The water freezes every winter in the long and narrow Lang fjord to the south west of Kirkenes. It was only a short drive over the ice on the fjord. At the centre of the ice there was a point marked by ribbons, and when we got closer, we saw that there was a trap door embedded in the ice. Whilst our cameras whirred away, the trapdoor was lifted up, revealing a square hole in the ice. The hole was starting to freeze over again after temperatures had reached -26C the night before, so it did need some blows with the axe and quite a bit of sawing with the ice saw to open it up.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/8718c2f35eecfaf249b30590969934f1.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x803\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/8718c2f35eecfaf249b30590969934f1.jpg\" alt=\"Happy king crab hunter \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/8718c2f35eecfaf249b30590969934f1.jpg\" data-caption=\"Happy king crab hunter \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/9be91ebe3420f9e641c11a413d5d6925.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x803\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/9be91ebe3420f9e641c11a413d5d6925-768x514.jpg\" alt=\"The trip takes you across frozen fjords \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/9be91ebe3420f9e641c11a413d5d6925.jpg\" data-caption=\"The trip takes you across frozen fjords \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/f21f6fd37e4726f8969ec4808cc3db9b.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x803\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/f21f6fd37e4726f8969ec4808cc3db9b-768x514.jpg\" alt=\"Through the edge of the Taiga Boreal forest \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/f21f6fd37e4726f8969ec4808cc3db9b.jpg\" data-caption=\"Through the edge of the Taiga Boreal forest \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/eb029bf8fbf1da5a5dcc094cf30cb1ef.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x803\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/eb029bf8fbf1da5a5dcc094cf30cb1ef-768x514.jpg\" alt=\"Back to fishing for dinner \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/eb029bf8fbf1da5a5dcc094cf30cb1ef.jpg\" data-caption=\"Back to fishing for dinner \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Happy king crab hunter \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: The trip takes you across frozen fjords \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Through the edge of the Taiga Boreal forest \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Back to fishing for dinner \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-crabs-are-caught-easily\">The crabs are caught easily <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A snowmobile was used to lift up the crab pots from the bottom of the fjord. With a few extra helping hands, the pots were placed onto the ice, and five or six large crabs were found inside. One of the crabs was carefully lifted up for everyone to see and we all had a chance to hold it. A photo session while holding a crab is mandatory, of course. These crabs have a sharp claw that you will want to avoid, but this is easy enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-you-visit-the-start-of-the-western-taiga-forest\">You visit the start of the western Taiga forest <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Where the trip starts, at Sandnes just south west of Kirkenes, the vegetation is sparse, and this landscape is known as tundra. However, further up the fjord the birch trees are taller and snow-laden branches lean over the fjord ice. Further in still there are more and more pine trees, and this is the beginning of the deep coniferous forests of the Pasvik valley, part of the coniferous forest belt that stretches all the way to the Bering Strait, known by its Russian name, as taiga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-namdalen-was-named-by-southern-settlers\">Namdalen was named by southern settlers <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the 1800s, the Norwegian authorities encouraged settlers from Southern Norway to come to the border areas of South Varanger. Those who could not afford to emigrate to America instead came north. In 1869, a large family arrived from Namdalen in Tr\u00f8ndelag, carrying with them their livestock and some furniture and belongings. The family was dropped off at the head of Lang fjord, and after walking a few kilometres in they found they could go no further. They settled at that point, naming their settlement after their home valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-3\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2495a90266d86c4608d4266464b80650.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x803\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2495a90266d86c4608d4266464b80650.jpg\" alt=\"The crab pots that&#039;s sit at the base of the fjord before being hauled to the surface \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2495a90266d86c4608d4266464b80650.jpg\" data-caption=\"The crab pots that&#039;s sit at the base of the fjord before being hauled to the surface \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/004052_Terje-Rakke-Nordic-Life_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1920x1254\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/004052_Terje-Rakke-Nordic-Life_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" alt=\"King crabs look like they&#039;ve just walked off a sci-fi movie set \u00a9 Terje Rakke\/Nordic Life\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/004052_Terje-Rakke-Nordic-Life_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"King crabs look like they&#039;ve just walked off a sci-fi movie set \u00a9 Terje Rakke\/Nordic Life\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/6a9aad84b8071f3b6907c33991ed17a1-1.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x803\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/6a9aad84b8071f3b6907c33991ed17a1-1-768x514.jpg\" alt=\"Traditional buildings during your journey past Namdalen \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/6a9aad84b8071f3b6907c33991ed17a1-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"Traditional buildings during your journey past Namdalen \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: The crab pots that&#039;s sit at the base of the fjord before being hauled to the surface \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: King crabs look like they&#039;ve just walked off a sci-fi movie set \u00a9 Terje Rakke\/Nordic Life<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Traditional buildings during your journey past Namdalen \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-namdalen-became-an-abandoned-village\">Namdalen became an abandoned village<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After a while, Namdalen became a village which encompassed six farms. Lack of road connections and television signals (according to some) meant that the farms were abandoned and the village deserted around 1970. We visited the first house that was built in the village in around 1870 in the southern Norwegian log cabin style. We drank coffee and listened to stories about the people who lived there and of how the war affected Kirkenes. Our guide was from the Pasvik valley, and had an encyclopaedic knowledge of local history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-feat-of-crab-rounds-off-the-trip\">A feat of crab rounds off the trip <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We eventually headed back to where we had started. A fire had been lit in the Sami lavvu tent, and we were served freshly cooked crab. We were given a huge pile of crab together with bread, mayonnaise and white wine. The simplest meals are often the best, and this is certainly true when it comes to king crab. The price per kilogramme for king crab in Oslo is astronomical, but here you can eat as much as you like. You could say that the trip ended on a culinary high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\" alignwide wp-block-vnn-booking\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vnn-booking__image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Kirkenes.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vnn-booking__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-visit-kirkenes\">Visit Kirkenes<\/h2>\n\n<p>Visit Kirkenes offers you the best activities and sights to see in the Kirkenes area. 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