{"id":13540,"date":"2024-10-16T13:21:20","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T13:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/?post_type=artikler&#038;p=13540"},"modified":"2026-02-16T08:25:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T08:25:34","slug":"hemmestadbrygga-is-an-old-trading-centre","status":"publish","type":"artikler","link":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/hemmestadbrygga-is-an-old-trading-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Hemmestadbrygga is an old trading centre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-ingress\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vnn__ingress\">\n\t\t\t\tSavour the colours and scents of the old shop, meander through the exhibition, appreciating the quirky details and finish off with a heavenly cake. Hemmestad Brygge is a dive into Northern Norwegian culture that is casual and lighthearted, yet endlessly engaging.\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I drove along &nbsp;Kv\u00e6fjord \u2013 the garden of Northern Norway \u2013 and admired the lush, green fields, the well-tended farms and the view across the calm fjord, with peaks dissolving softly into heavy clouds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And there, on a promontory in the fjord, the Hemmestadbrygga warehouse invited me to a visit. Ochre and built on stilts, it has a commanding position on the fjord, with short rowing distances to everywhere that mattered 150 years ago. I knocked on the door with reverence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-2\">\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\/2019\/09\/003335_Soer-Troms-Museum_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/003335_Soer-Troms-Museum_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" alt=\"Hemmestad boathouse in Kv\u00e6fjord with classic northern boats \u00a9 S\u00f8r-Troms Museum\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/003335_Soer-Troms-Museum_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"Hemmestad boathouse in Kv\u00e6fjord with classic northern boats \u00a9 S\u00f8r-Troms Museum\" \/>\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\/03\/003293_Soer-Troms-Museum_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1772x1181\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003293_Soer-Troms-Museum_www.nordnorge.com_-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"The shop at Hemmestad brygge \u00a9 S\u00f8r Troms Museum\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003293_Soer-Troms-Museum_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"The shop at Hemmestad brygge \u00a9 S\u00f8r Troms Museum\" \/>\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: Hemmestad boathouse in Kv\u00e6fjord with classic northern boats \u00a9 S\u00f8r-Troms Museum<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: The shop at Hemmestad brygge \u00a9 S\u00f8r Troms Museum<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-shop-takes-you-back-in-time\">The shop takes you back in time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagine a little boy from a modest smallholding 150 years ago entering the wonderful world of the general store; buckets hanging down from the ceiling, the smell of coffee, leather and spices and the odd toy &#8211; albeit beyond his parents\u2019 means &#8211;  displayed in one of the shelves. It must have been a wonderful glimpse into a wider world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This blas\u00e9 time visitor from the 21<sup>st<\/sup> century could relate to that emotion, being set back to 19th-century fishing and farming culture. Functioning as a shop all the way to 1954, the shop is still a colourful and sensory welcome to the museum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I wandered along the shelves, cups, colourful biscuit tins and advertisements posters bringing back memories of visits to grandma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-shopping-lists-tell-stories\">Shopping lists tell stories<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1862, the vicar of Kv\u00e6fjord sent a long shopping list from Bergen through Hemmestad, including spices like allspice and cloves, bottles of claret, sherry, and port, as well as sweet delights like chocolate and <em>kringler<\/em> &#8211; pastries &#8211; and impressive quantities of grain, among other items. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The modest fisherman at Gap\u00f8y went for a couple of barrels of rye and barley, a good kilo of molasses and two bottles of wine. One can easily imagine the dinner table at Gap\u00f8y being vastly different from the vicarage&#8217;s, just by reading the displayed shopping lists in the store.<\/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\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-Brygge-Kvaefjord-Sor-Troms-Museum-Knut-Hansvold-2.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1350\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-Brygge-Kvaefjord-Sor-Troms-Museum-Knut-Hansvold-2-2048x1152.jpg\" alt=\"Coffee tins. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-Brygge-Kvaefjord-Sor-Troms-Museum-Knut-Hansvold-2.jpg\" data-caption=\"Coffee tins. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \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\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-Brygge-Kvaefjord-Sor-Troms-Museum-Knut-Hansvold-4.jpg\" data-size=\"1350x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-Brygge-Kvaefjord-Sor-Troms-Museum-Knut-Hansvold-4-768x1365.jpg\" alt=\"Biscuit tins. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-Brygge-Kvaefjord-Sor-Troms-Museum-Knut-Hansvold-4.jpg\" data-caption=\"Biscuit tins. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \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\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-Brygge-Kvaefjord-Sor-Troms-Museum-Knut-Hansvold-6.jpg\" data-size=\"1350x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-Brygge-Kvaefjord-Sor-Troms-Museum-Knut-Hansvold-6-768x1365.jpg\" alt=\"Magazines for sale, dating from the very last years Hemmestad brygge was a working shop Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-Brygge-Kvaefjord-Sor-Troms-Museum-Knut-Hansvold-6.jpg\" data-caption=\"Magazines for sale, dating from the very last years Hemmestad brygge was a working shop Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \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\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-Brygge-Kvaefjord-Sor-Troms-Museum-Knut-Hansvold-8.jpg\" data-size=\"1350x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-Brygge-Kvaefjord-Sor-Troms-Museum-Knut-Hansvold-8-768x1365.jpg\" alt=\"Oven and molasses barrel in the shop. The oven would keep the molasses warm, so that it could be sold. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-Brygge-Kvaefjord-Sor-Troms-Museum-Knut-Hansvold-8.jpg\" data-caption=\"Oven and molasses barrel in the shop. The oven would keep the molasses warm, so that it could be sold. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \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: Coffee tins. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Biscuit tins. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Magazines for sale, dating from the very last years Hemmestad brygge was a working shop Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Oven and molasses barrel in the shop. The oven would keep the molasses warm, so that it could be sold. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-brygge-was-an-economic-hub-in-the-fjord\">A brygge was an economic hub in the fjord<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the north of Norway, a <em>brygge<\/em> is a warehouse built on stilts over the water. Boats could then load and offload on the fjord side, and goods could be stored. Local fishermen could deliver t\u00f8rrfisk \u2013 dried cod \u2013 for transport to Bergen. In the latter half of the 19<sup>th<\/sup> c., the unpredictable herring would suddenly appear, creating a bonanza for a few years, before moving somewhere else. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The trader at Hemmestad would then export the fish to Bergen on a <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/norwegian-jekt-trade-museum-shows-400-years-of-history-from-northern-norways-golden-age\/\"><em>jekt<\/em> <\/a>\u2013 a bulky cargo ship \u2013 and bring back flour, sugar, coffee and frivolous indulgences like confectionery, wine, fine shoes and exotic spices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fish-was-and-is-the-big-commodity\">Fish was \u2013 and is \u2013 the big commodity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Trade in Northern Norway was complex in previous centuries. The merchants in the cities, first and foremost Trondheim and Bergen, had a monopoly on buying the valuable fish and selling necessities like rye and barley, luxuries like coffee and spices, and temptations like strong liquor. However, burgesses \u2013 residents of the cities of Bergen and Trondheim \u2013 would come north in the summer to sell import goods to the northerners. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1566, there is mention of Nils Trondhjemsfar (\u201cTrondheim farer\u201d), peddling his goods from Hemmestad. On this promontory, people could come to him from around the fjord to trade.<\/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\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-Brygge-Kvaefjord-Sor-Troms-Museum-Knut-Hansvold-7.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1350\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-Brygge-Kvaefjord-Sor-Troms-Museum-Knut-Hansvold-7-2048x1152.jpg\" alt=\"Eau de cologne for that special occation. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-Brygge-Kvaefjord-Sor-Troms-Museum-Knut-Hansvold-7.jpg\" data-caption=\"Eau de cologne for that special occation. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \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\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-brygge-Kvaefjord-Knut-Hansvold-11.jpg\" data-size=\"1350x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-brygge-Kvaefjord-Knut-Hansvold-11-768x1365.jpg\" alt=\"Donation box for fishermen&#039;s families who have lost their breadwinner at sea. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-brygge-Kvaefjord-Knut-Hansvold-11.jpg\" data-caption=\"Donation box for fishermen&#039;s families who have lost their breadwinner at sea. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \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\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-Brygge-Kvaefjord-Sor-Troms-Museum-Knut-Hansvold-11.jpg\" data-size=\"1350x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-Brygge-Kvaefjord-Sor-Troms-Museum-Knut-Hansvold-11-768x1365.jpg\" alt=\"Cream separator. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-Brygge-Kvaefjord-Sor-Troms-Museum-Knut-Hansvold-11.jpg\" data-caption=\"Cream separator. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \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\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-Brygge-Kvaefjord-Sor-Troms-Museum-Knut-Hansvold-10.jpg\" data-size=\"1350x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-Brygge-Kvaefjord-Sor-Troms-Museum-Knut-Hansvold-10-768x1365.jpg\" alt=\"Weaving rugs. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-Brygge-Kvaefjord-Sor-Troms-Museum-Knut-Hansvold-10.jpg\" data-caption=\"Weaving rugs. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \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: Eau de cologne for that special occation. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Donation box for fishermen&#039;s families who have lost their breadwinner at sea. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Cream separator. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Weaving rugs. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hemmestad-becomes-a-year-round-trade-centre\">Hemmestad becomes a year-round trade centre<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the late 18<sup>th<\/sup> century, a certain Gregus Jakobsen was selling spirits illegally, and was arrested for it in 1786. By 1798 he was a year-round resident and merchant with trading rights. He was operating a <em>gjestgiveri<\/em> \u2013 a trading post with an obligation to house people of note \u2013 rich traders and civil servants \u2013 when travelling. By the early 19<sup>th<\/sup> century, Hemmestad was the hub of activity in Kv\u00e6fjord, sending multiple <em>jekts<\/em> to Bergen each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-farm-is-uphill-the-brygge-is-down-at-the-fjord\">The farm is uphill \u2013 the brygge is down at the fjord<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The farm is, then and now, up the hill with several houses. Down at the promontory, the <em>brygge <\/em>itself dates from the late 18<sup>th<\/sup> century. There was also <em>Stornaustet <\/em>\u2013 the big boat house \u2013 and a <em>t\u00f8rkesj\u00e5<\/em> \u2013 a shack for keeping dried fish and a number of other buildings. Today, the <em>t\u00f8rkesj\u00e5<\/em> has been restored, but the others have since disappeared. In 1889, a post office opened inside the <em>brygge<\/em>.<\/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\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-gard-tidlig-20-arh.-ukjent-fotograf-Sor-Troms-Museum-1.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1556\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-gard-tidlig-20-arh.-ukjent-fotograf-Sor-Troms-Museum-1-2048x1328.jpg\" alt=\"The farm photographed in the early 20th century by an unknown photographer \u00a9 S\u00f8r-Troms Museum\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-gard-tidlig-20-arh.-ukjent-fotograf-Sor-Troms-Museum-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"The farm photographed in the early 20th century by an unknown photographer \u00a9 S\u00f8r-Troms Museum\" \/>\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\/2024\/10\/Naust-pa-Hemmestad-med-gammevegger-innest.-1995-Borge-Madsen-Sor-Troms-Museum-1.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Naust-pa-Hemmestad-med-gammevegger-innest.-1995-Borge-Madsen-Sor-Troms-Museum-1-768x768.jpg\" alt=\"Boathouse, partially constructed of turf. Photographed by B\u00f8rge Madsen \/ Trondarnes Distrikstmuseum \u00a9 S\u00f8r-Troms Museum\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Naust-pa-Hemmestad-med-gammevegger-innest.-1995-Borge-Madsen-Sor-Troms-Museum-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"Boathouse, partially constructed of turf. Photographed by B\u00f8rge Madsen \/ Trondarnes Distrikstmuseum \u00a9 S\u00f8r-Troms Museum\" \/>\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\/2024\/10\/Ottine-Johanne-Svanem-fra-Hemmestad-1799-1871-1.jpg\" data-size=\"1715x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ottine-Johanne-Svanem-fra-Hemmestad-1799-1871-1-768x1075.jpg\" alt=\"Ottine Johanne Svanem resided at Hemmestad until 1871 \u00a9 S\u00f8r-Troms Museum\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ottine-Johanne-Svanem-fra-Hemmestad-1799-1871-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"Ottine Johanne Svanem resided at Hemmestad until 1871 \u00a9 S\u00f8r-Troms Museum\" \/>\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\/2024\/10\/Peter-G.-Wold-fra-Hemmestad-fotograf-Harald-Otto-Hansen-Sor-Troms-Museum-1.jpg\" data-size=\"1773x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Peter-G.-Wold-fra-Hemmestad-fotograf-Harald-Otto-Hansen-Sor-Troms-Museum-1-768x1040.jpg\" alt=\"The trader at Hemmestad in the early 20th century, Peter G. Wold. Photographerd by Harald Otto Hansen in Harstad \u00a9 S\u00f8r-Troms Museum\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Peter-G.-Wold-fra-Hemmestad-fotograf-Harald-Otto-Hansen-Sor-Troms-Museum-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"The trader at Hemmestad in the early 20th century, Peter G. Wold. Photographerd by Harald Otto Hansen in Harstad \u00a9 S\u00f8r-Troms Museum\" \/>\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 farm photographed in the early 20th century by an unknown photographer \u00a9 S\u00f8r-Troms Museum<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Boathouse, partially constructed of turf. Photographed by B\u00f8rge Madsen \/ Trondarnes Distrikstmuseum \u00a9 S\u00f8r-Troms Museum<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Ottine Johanne Svanem resided at Hemmestad until 1871 \u00a9 S\u00f8r-Troms Museum<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: The trader at Hemmestad in the early 20th century, Peter G. Wold. Photographerd by Harald Otto Hansen in Harstad \u00a9 S\u00f8r-Troms Museum<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hemmestad-was-eventually-left-behind-by-time\">Hemmestad was eventually left behind by time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By then, however, Hemmestad was slowly losing in the competition. <em>Jekts<\/em> were too slow for new times, and Hemmestad\u2019s harbour was too shallow for the newer steamships. The city of Harstad and the ports of call of the Hurtigruten were better positioned to trade in fish.&nbsp; When the motorboat arrived, common people had a greater range of action and could trade over larger distances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People in Kv\u00e6fjord concentrated more on agriculture, growing potatoes for sale. In 1904, Hemmestad went bankrupt, and was reduced to a local store. The farm on the slope remains one of the larger farms in Kv\u00e6fjord, but the hustle and bustle has long since moved elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-old-storage-is-full-of-exhibits\">The old storage is full of exhibits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From the shop, I entered the spacious storage, where stockfish once would be stacked in high piles, awaiting transport on a <em>jekt<\/em> to Bergen. The smell of fish long gone; this is where you find exhibits about local themes. The texts are short and to-the-point. They are accompanied by old photos and lots of historical treasures, from a milk separator to old maps and Russian bark imported to isolate turf roofs. And much more. <\/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\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-brygge-for-1975-Fotograf-Bjarne-Wold-2.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1908\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-brygge-for-1975-Fotograf-Bjarne-Wold-2-2048x1628.jpg\" alt=\"The Hemmestadbrygga photographed before restauration, sometimes before 1975 by Bjarne Wold \u00a9 S\u00f8r-Troms Museum\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-brygge-for-1975-Fotograf-Bjarne-Wold-2.jpg\" data-caption=\"The Hemmestadbrygga photographed before restauration, sometimes before 1975 by Bjarne Wold \u00a9 S\u00f8r-Troms Museum\" \/>\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\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-brygge-vinterstid-1910-30-ukjent-fotograf-Sor-Troms-Museum-1.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1600\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-brygge-vinterstid-1910-30-ukjent-fotograf-Sor-Troms-Museum-1-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Winter photo, sometimes between 1910 and 1930. Unknown photographer \u00a9 S\u00f8r-Troms Museum\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-brygge-vinterstid-1910-30-ukjent-fotograf-Sor-Troms-Museum-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"Winter photo, sometimes between 1910 and 1930. Unknown photographer \u00a9 S\u00f8r-Troms Museum\" \/>\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\/2024\/10\/Interior-gamme-Hemmestad-Borge-Madsen-Sor-Troms-Museum-1.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Interior-gamme-Hemmestad-Borge-Madsen-Sor-Troms-Museum-1-768x768.jpg\" alt=\"Interior of a gamme - turf house - at Hemmestad. B\u00f8rge Madsen \/ Trondarnes Distriktsmuseum \u00a9 S\u00f8r-Troms Museum\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Interior-gamme-Hemmestad-Borge-Madsen-Sor-Troms-Museum-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"Interior of a gamme - turf house - at Hemmestad. B\u00f8rge Madsen \/ Trondarnes Distriktsmuseum \u00a9 S\u00f8r-Troms Museum\" \/>\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\/2024\/10\/Stornaustet-pa-Hemmestad-rives-ca.-1909-Ukjent-fotograf-Sor-Troms-Museum-1.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1600\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Stornaustet-pa-Hemmestad-rives-ca.-1909-Ukjent-fotograf-Sor-Troms-Museum-1-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Stornaustet - the big boathouse - is demolished around 1909 \u00a9 S\u00f8r-Troms Museum\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Stornaustet-pa-Hemmestad-rives-ca.-1909-Ukjent-fotograf-Sor-Troms-Museum-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"Stornaustet - the big boathouse - is demolished around 1909 \u00a9 S\u00f8r-Troms Museum\" \/>\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 Hemmestadbrygga photographed before restauration, sometimes before 1975 by Bjarne Wold \u00a9 S\u00f8r-Troms Museum<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Winter photo, sometimes between 1910 and 1930. Unknown photographer \u00a9 S\u00f8r-Troms Museum<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Interior of a gamme &#8211; turf house &#8211; at Hemmestad. B\u00f8rge Madsen \/ Trondarnes Distriktsmuseum \u00a9 S\u00f8r-Troms Museum<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Stornaustet &#8211; the big boathouse &#8211; is demolished around 1909 \u00a9 S\u00f8r-Troms Museum<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-many-people-were-attached-to-the-farm\">Many people were attached to the farm<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From Hemmestad, the opposite shore of the fjord is close. In summer, cows and sheep were taken across for grazing. The livestock would be kept in a summer barn, and every morning and evening, one or two dairy maids would row across the fjord to let the livestock out of the barn in the morning and milk them and lock them in in the evening. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There were also crofters \u2013 tenant farmers &#8211; leasing their land from the trading post. Little money was available, so they paid the lease by working on the main farm during the busy seasons. Young girls learned to take care of the house working long hours as maids. Teenage boys learned crafts and trading skills working as apprentices and helpers.<\/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\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-brygge-Kvaefjord-Knut-Hansvold-9.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1350\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-brygge-Kvaefjord-Knut-Hansvold-9-2048x1152.jpg\" alt=\"The &quot;lofotkista&quot; - the chest the fishermen used in Lofoten, filled with warm garments. In the box to the right, there was room for a hymn book, some cash and envelopes to write letters home. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-brygge-Kvaefjord-Knut-Hansvold-9.jpg\" data-caption=\"The &quot;lofotkista&quot; - the chest the fishermen used in Lofoten, filled with warm garments. In the box to the right, there was room for a hymn book, some cash and envelopes to write letters home. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \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\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-brygge-Kvaefjord-Knut-Hansvold-7.jpg\" data-size=\"1350x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-brygge-Kvaefjord-Knut-Hansvold-7-768x1365.jpg\" alt=\"The first steamship called at Hemmestad in 1859. Later, the &quot;Milk boat&quot; transported milk, other goods and people to Harstad Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-brygge-Kvaefjord-Knut-Hansvold-7.jpg\" data-caption=\"The first steamship called at Hemmestad in 1859. Later, the &quot;Milk boat&quot; transported milk, other goods and people to Harstad Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \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\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-brygge-Kvaefjord-Knut-Hansvold-16.jpg\" data-size=\"1350x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-brygge-Kvaefjord-Knut-Hansvold-16-768x1365.jpg\" alt=\"Yarn swift. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-brygge-Kvaefjord-Knut-Hansvold-16.jpg\" data-caption=\"Yarn swift. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \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\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-brygge-Kvaefjord-Knut-Hansvold-4.jpg\" data-size=\"1350x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-brygge-Kvaefjord-Knut-Hansvold-4-768x1365.jpg\" alt=\"Steamer trunk - called &quot;America trunk&quot; in Norway, here your suit doesn&#039;t get wrinkled. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord. \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-brygge-Kvaefjord-Knut-Hansvold-4.jpg\" data-caption=\"Steamer trunk - called &quot;America trunk&quot; in Norway, here your suit doesn&#039;t get wrinkled. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord. \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 &quot;lofotkista&quot; &#8211; the chest the fishermen used in Lofoten, filled with warm garments. In the box to the right, there was room for a hymn book, some cash and envelopes to write letters home. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: The first steamship called at Hemmestad in 1859. Later, the &quot;Milk boat&quot; transported milk, other goods and people to Harstad Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Yarn swift. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Steamer trunk &#8211; called &quot;America trunk&quot; in Norway, here your suit doesn&#039;t get wrinkled. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord. \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-women-kept-it-all-together\">Women kept it all together<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>An exhibit is dedicated to the world of women. While the men were out fishing, the women took care of the farm. Women\u2019s responsibility included the children, tending the livestock every day, taking care of the dairy production and acting as the main farmer in the summer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In dark autumn evenings, the spinning and carding of <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/manndalen-treasure-trove-of-traditional-crafts\/\">wool <\/a>kept women up long. Then the yarn was knitted into warm woollen garments and put in the <em>lofotkista<\/em> \u2013 the chest the menfolk would bring with warm clothes and other necessities when being away for 2-3 months. The men would typically be away long in the big seasonal fisheries in <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-lofoten-fishery\/\">Lofoten <\/a>and Finnmark. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-if-the-draug-is-calling-your-name\">What if the draug is calling your name?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Life close to nature meant spending a lot of time in utter darkness. And then you would hear things you couldn\u2019t explain. This led people to believe in supernatural beings on land and at sea. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The scariest of them all would be the <em>draug<\/em> \u2013 a ghost-like figure, sailing in half a boat, face hidden and body in decay and dissolution. If he called your name out at sea, it meant your days were numbered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Altogether more sympathetic is the marm\u00e6l, a little man that could come onboard your boat attached to the nets. Put him in your mitten and treat him well, and he could foresee the weather for you, or tip you off on where to fish. Meeting the marm\u00e6l was considered a stroke of luck. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sea monster Kraken, on the other hand, could suddenly rise from the sea and lift even big ships.<\/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\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-brygge-Kvaefjord-Knut-Hansvold-15.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1350\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-brygge-Kvaefjord-Knut-Hansvold-15-2048x1152.jpg\" alt=\"Compass from the local steamship. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-brygge-Kvaefjord-Knut-Hansvold-15.jpg\" data-caption=\"Compass from the local steamship. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \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\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-brygge-Kvaefjord-Knut-Hansvold-1.jpg\" data-size=\"1350x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-brygge-Kvaefjord-Knut-Hansvold-1-768x1365.jpg\" alt=\"Potato fork developed in Kv\u00e6fjord, known for its potatoes. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-brygge-Kvaefjord-Knut-Hansvold-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"Potato fork developed in Kv\u00e6fjord, known for its potatoes. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \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\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-brygge-Kvaefjord-Knut-Hansvold-2.jpg\" data-size=\"1350x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-brygge-Kvaefjord-Knut-Hansvold-2-768x1365.jpg\" alt=\"Fishing nets. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-brygge-Kvaefjord-Knut-Hansvold-2.jpg\" data-caption=\"Fishing nets. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \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\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-brygge-Kvaefjord-Knut-Hansvold-3.jpg\" data-size=\"1350x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-brygge-Kvaefjord-Knut-Hansvold-3-768x1365.jpg\" alt=\"Stockfish scale. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hemmestad-brygge-Kvaefjord-Knut-Hansvold-3.jpg\" data-caption=\"Stockfish scale. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \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: Compass from the local steamship. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Potato fork developed in Kv\u00e6fjord, known for its potatoes. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Fishing nets. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Stockfish scale. Hemmestad brygge, Kv\u00e6fjord \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-variety-of-themes-are-on-display\">A variety of themes are on display<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The well-explained exhibits touch on a variety of themes. In the early 1860s, large shoals of herring migrated into Northern Norwegian waters, creating an economic heyday in the north. Fishermen could make fortunes and people were hired in the new fish processing plants. However, the herring would stay in one location for a few years before moving elsewhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kv\u00e6fjord is well known for growing potatoes in the favourable climate, a special potato fork was even developed here. Even Kv\u00e6fjord\u2019s strawberries are mentioned.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-content-layout alignwide alignwide wp-block-t2-featured-content-layout\" role=\"list\">\n<div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-activities todo-archeology-and-early-history todo-coastal-culture todo-culture-and-history todo-hiking todo-hiking-trips todo-worldwar2 facilities-family-friendly facilities-sustainability season-autumn season-summer region-harstad malgrupper-heritage-explorer malgrupper-leave-no-tracer malgrupper-local-insider malgrupper-nature-lover wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-culture-path-from-skallan-to-ra-is-a-pastoral-idyll-with-grand-fjord-views\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Sommerfjosgrenda5-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tHarstad\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>The culture path from Skallan to R\u00e5 is a pastoral idyll with grand fjord views<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tCulture and history\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-archeology-and-early-history todo-coastal-culture todo-culture-and-history todo-vikings season-autumn season-summer region-harstad malgrupper-heritage-explorer wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/an-easy-walk-around-elgsnes-takes-you-through-millennia\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Hurtigruten-Elgsnes-Foto-Dag-Magnus-Andreassen-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tHarstad\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>An easy walk around Elgsnes takes you through millennia<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tCulture and history\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-coastal-culture todo-culture-and-history todo-eat-and-stay todo-food-in-northern-norway todo-vikings facilities-sustainability season-summer region-harstad malgrupper-culture-lover malgrupper-culture-specialist malgrupper-heritage-explorer malgrupper-local-insider malgrupper-slow-traveller wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/travel-by-your-palate-around-harstad\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Braekost-fra-Dalheim-gard-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tHarstad\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Travel by your palate around Harstad<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tFood in Northern Norway\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-finish-off-with-a-heavenly-cake\">Finish off with a heavenly cake<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In summer, there is also a little caf\u00e9 inside the <em>brygge<\/em>. This is an excellent chance to try the local cake favourite, the <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/kvaefjordkake-is-norways-national-cake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">kv\u00e6fjordkake<\/a>, a dream of meringue, almonds and whipped cream. Voted&nbsp; \u201cNorway\u2019s national cake\u201d by listeners of Norwegian radio\u2019s most popular morning show, it is a delight that should not be missed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Their fish soup is the lunch favourite. The nearby <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/travel-by-your-palate-around-harstad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Refsnes Matglede<\/a> &#8211; an informal caf\u00e9 with many friends &#8211; delivers the food.  Otherwise, filter coffee by the buckets, waffles and good banter are key ingredients to the stay. Hemmestadbrygga is a popular local excursion destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Refsnes-Matglede-AS-00188-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Refsnes-Matglede-AS-00188-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Refsnes-Matglede-AS-00188-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Refsnes-Matglede-AS-00188-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Refsnes-Matglede-AS-00188-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Refsnes-Matglede-AS-00188-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">You certainly have to taste the Kv\u00e6fjord cake when in Kv\u00e6fjord \u00a9 Refsnes Matglede<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-content-layout alignwide alignwide wp-block-t2-featured-content-layout\" role=\"list\">\n<div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-activities todo-hiking facilities-family-friendly facilities-sustainability season-autumn season-summer region-harstad malgrupper-local-insider malgrupper-nature-lover malgrupper-outdoor-adventure wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-hikes-around-harstad-come-with-guaranteed-seaview\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 66% 45%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/dag.roland-2656-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tHarstad\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>The hikes around Harstad come with guaranteed seaview!<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tActivities\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-architecture todo-attractions todo-culture-and-history season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-harstad wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/look-out-for-the-architecture-when-wandering-around-harstad\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sentrum-harstad-vinter-julegate-oivind-arvola-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tHarstad\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Look out for the architecture when wandering around Harstad<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tArchitecture\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-eat-and-stay todo-food-in-northern-norway season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-harstad malgrupper-culture-specialist malgrupper-slow-traveller wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-road-from-farm-to-table-is-short-in-harstad\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022_NNReiseliv_Harstadmat-0242-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tHarstad\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>The road from farm to table is short in Harstad<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tEat and stay\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-style-faq\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\tGetting to Hemmestad and other practicalities\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"t2-accordion wp-block-t2-accordion\" data-allow-multiple=\"1\" role=\"list\">\n<div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"where-is-hemmestad?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhere is Hemmestad?\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevrondown\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 14.9c-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.2L6.7 10c-.2-.1-.3-.4-.3-.6 0-.3.1-.5.3-.7.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3s.5.1.7.3l3.9 3.9 3.9-3.9c.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3.3 0 .5.1.7.3.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7l-4.6 4.6c-.1.1-.2.2-.3.2H12z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevronup\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.7 14.7c-.2-.2-.3-.4-.3-.7s.1-.5.3-.7l4.6-4.6c.1-.1.2-.2.3-.2.1 0 .2-.1.4-.1.1 0 .3 0 .4.1.1 0 .2.1.3.2l4.6 4.6c.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3L12 10.8l-3.9 3.9c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel\" aria-labelledby=\"where-is-hemmestad?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tHemmestad is a hamlet along the Kv\u00e6fjord, in the southwestern corner of Troms county, a good half an hour&#8217;s drive from Harstad, and but a few kilometres from the ferrydock of Revsnes (occasionally spelled Refsnes) on highway 83. Sortland in the Vester\u00e5len Islands is a good hour and 45 km west of Hemmestad, although travelling time will depend on the Gullesfjord ferry (Revsnes-Flesnes) departures. Svolv\u00e6r, at the eastern end of the Lofoten chain, is about 2,5 hours and 116 km southwest of Hemmestad. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"when-is-the-museum-hemmestad-brygge-open?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhen is the museum Hemmestad brygge open?\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevrondown\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 14.9c-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.2L6.7 10c-.2-.1-.3-.4-.3-.6 0-.3.1-.5.3-.7.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3s.5.1.7.3l3.9 3.9 3.9-3.9c.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3.3 0 .5.1.7.3.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7l-4.6 4.6c-.1.1-.2.2-.3.2H12z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevronup\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.7 14.7c-.2-.2-.3-.4-.3-.7s.1-.5.3-.7l4.6-4.6c.1-.1.2-.2.3-.2.1 0 .2-.1.4-.1.1 0 .3 0 .4.1.1 0 .2.1.3.2l4.6 4.6c.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3L12 10.8l-3.9 3.9c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel-1\" aria-labelledby=\"when-is-the-museum-hemmestad-brygge-open?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe museum has extensive opening hours in the main summer tourist season. Check their website for more info\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"what-else-is-nearby?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-2\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhat else is nearby?\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevrondown\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 14.9c-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.2L6.7 10c-.2-.1-.3-.4-.3-.6 0-.3.1-.5.3-.7.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3s.5.1.7.3l3.9 3.9 3.9-3.9c.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3.3 0 .5.1.7.3.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7l-4.6 4.6c-.1.1-.2.2-.3.2H12z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevronup\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.7 14.7c-.2-.2-.3-.4-.3-.7s.1-.5.3-.7l4.6-4.6c.1-.1.2-.2.3-.2.1 0 .2-.1.4-.1.1 0 .3 0 .4.1.1 0 .2.1.3.2l4.6 4.6c.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3L12 10.8l-3.9 3.9c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel-2\" aria-labelledby=\"what-else-is-nearby?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tKv\u00e6fjord is known for its rich agriculture. Read our article on local food, and maybe stop by some of the local food producers mentioned. The culture path Skallan-R\u00e5 is an easy walk between culture and nature with great views. More challenging tours are mentioned in our Harstad hiking article. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"where-can-i-get-more-information?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-3\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhere can I get more information?\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevrondown\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 14.9c-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.2L6.7 10c-.2-.1-.3-.4-.3-.6 0-.3.1-.5.3-.7.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3s.5.1.7.3l3.9 3.9 3.9-3.9c.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3.3 0 .5.1.7.3.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7l-4.6 4.6c-.1.1-.2.2-.3.2H12z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevronup\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.7 14.7c-.2-.2-.3-.4-.3-.7s.1-.5.3-.7l4.6-4.6c.1-.1.2-.2.3-.2.1 0 .2-.1.4-.1.1 0 .3 0 .4.1.1 0 .2.1.3.2l4.6 4.6c.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3L12 10.8l-3.9 3.9c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel-3\" aria-labelledby=\"where-can-i-get-more-information?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p>A good place to get more information about the area, is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exploreharstad.no\/en\/startsiden\/ting-a-gjore-harstad\/\">Explore Harstad <\/a>website, with hotel options, restaurants, activities and attractions. <\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-content-layout alignwide alignwide wp-block-t2-featured-content-layout\" role=\"list\">\n<div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-coastal-culture todo-culture-and-history facilities-family-friendly facilities-groups season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-salten malgrupper-culture-lover malgrupper-culture-specialist malgrupper-heritage-explorer wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/norwegian-jekt-trade-museum-shows-400-years-of-history-from-northern-norways-golden-age\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 56.451612903226% 57.647058823529%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Jektefartmuseet-i-Bod\u00f8-11.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tBod\u00f8 og Salten\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Norwegian Jekt Trade Museum shows 400 years of history from Northern Norway\u2019s golden age<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tCoastal Culture\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-birdwatching todo-coastal-culture todo-culture-and-history todo-eat-and-stay todo-fishing todo-midnight-sun todo-natural-highlights todo-northern-lights todo-photo todo-vikings todo-winter-fishing facilities-sustainability facilities-sustainable-travel season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-salten region-lofoten malgrupper-culture-lover malgrupper-culture-specialist malgrupper-heritage-explorer malgrupper-leave-no-tracer malgrupper-local-insider malgrupper-modernist malgrupper-slow-traveller wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/via-querinissima-the-cultural-route-between-rost-and-venice\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 62% 41%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Uke42QueriniBodoFotoVidarThorbjornsen-Arktisk-Filharmoni22-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tLofoten\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Via Querinissima &#8211; the cultural route between R\u00f8st and Venice<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tCulture and history\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-activities todo-coastal-culture todo-culture-and-history todo-fishing todo-winter-fishing facilities-groups season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-lofoten malgrupper-bucket-list-betty malgrupper-heritage-explorer malgrupper-nature-specialist wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/nusfjord-in-lofoten-is-a-pearl-in-red-and-ochre\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 42.5% 59.888059701493%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/nusfjord-pg-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tLofoten\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Nusfjord in Lofoten is a pearl in red and ochre<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 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