{"id":2218,"date":"2019-12-06T17:49:22","date_gmt":"2019-12-06T17:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/?post_type=artikler&#038;p=2218"},"modified":"2025-09-01T11:21:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T11:21:59","slug":"lanan-is-an-outlying-fishing-community-in-the-realm-of-the-eider-duck","status":"publish","type":"artikler","link":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/lanan-is-an-outlying-fishing-community-in-the-realm-of-the-eider-duck\/","title":{"rendered":"L\u00e5nan is an outlying fishing community in the realm of the eider duck"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-ingress\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vnn__ingress\">\n\t\t\t\t  The Vega Archipelago is the setting for a true love story, that between the coastal people living here and the eider duck. At L\u00e5nan, they live together in mutual respect, to the comfort and benefit of both. \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">There is nothing more\ncomfortable and warm than a real eider duck duvet. The down has teeny, tiny\nlittle hooks, which make it light, fluffy and warm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On L\u00e5nan, one of the\n6,500 islands and islets in the Vega Archipelago, the tradition of caring for\nthe eider ducks and harvesting their down lives on. This peaceful coexistence\nis so unique, even on a global scale, that the Vega Archipelago is inscribed on\nUNESCO\u2019s list of world heritage sites.<\/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\/2019\/11\/006891_Helgeland-Reiseliv_www.visithelgeland.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1067x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/006891_Helgeland-Reiseliv_www.visithelgeland.com_.jpg\" alt=\"Sommerlig dunv\u00e6r med ebane (c) Helgeland Reiseliv\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/006891_Helgeland-Reiseliv_www.visithelgeland.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"Sommerlig dunv\u00e6r med ebane (c) Helgeland Reiseliv\" \/>\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\/006896_Laanan_www.visithelgeland.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1195x800\">\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\/006896_Laanan_www.visithelgeland.com_.jpg\" alt=\"Dunkjerringa viser fram ea p\u00e5 egg, p\u00e5 L\u00e5nan, en av de mange \u00f8yene (c) Helgeland Reiseliv\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/006896_Laanan_www.visithelgeland.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"Dunkjerringa viser fram ea p\u00e5 egg, p\u00e5 L\u00e5nan, en av de mange \u00f8yene (c) Helgeland Reiseliv\" \/>\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\/006884_Helgeland-Reiseliv_www.visithelgeland.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1067x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/006884_Helgeland-Reiseliv_www.visithelgeland.com_.jpg\" alt=\"Etter sankthans er det tid for \u00e5 rense duna (c) Helgeland Reiseliv\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/006884_Helgeland-Reiseliv_www.visithelgeland.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"Etter sankthans er det tid for \u00e5 rense duna (c) Helgeland Reiseliv\" \/>\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: Sommerlig dunv\u00e6r med ebane (c) Helgeland Reiseliv<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Dunkjerringa viser fram ea p\u00e5 egg, p\u00e5 L\u00e5nan, en av de mange \u00f8yene (c) Helgeland Reiseliv<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Etter sankthans er det tid for \u00e5 rense duna (c) Helgeland Reiseliv<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Caring Partnership <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The people on L\u00e5nan\nhave a close and caring relationship with the eider ducks. In April, they make\nsure the tiny eider duck houses are filled with dry seaweed. In May\u2013June, the\neider ducks find a house before the male leaves and the female lays eggs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To keep the eggs\nwarm, she plucks the silky soft down from her own body and places it around the\neggs. The people are out and about with their brooms, scaring off the eagle, so\nthe mother duck can feel safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first balls of\nfluff hatch in early June, and not long after, the ducklings waddle after their\nmother down to the sea to start their dangerous lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Turning the eider down into an eider down duvet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the birds have left, the down can be harvested. The down is cleaned on a cleaning harp, removing bits of eggshell and seaweed. This job needs to be done by hand in order to keep the down soft and fluffy. Not until August\u2013September is the down ready to become duvets and pillows of the highest quality. <\/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\/2019\/11\/005338_Terje-Rakke_www.visithelgeland.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1204x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/005338_Terje-Rakke_www.visithelgeland.com_.jpg\" alt=\"Eider duck eggs surrounded by Eider down feathers (C) Terje-Rakke\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/005338_Terje-Rakke_www.visithelgeland.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"Eider duck eggs surrounded by Eider down feathers (C) Terje-Rakke\" \/>\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\/006893_Orsoyla-Haarberg-_www.visithelgeland.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1204x800\">\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\/006893_Orsoyla-Haarberg-_www.visithelgeland.com_.jpg\" alt=\"(C) Orsoyla Haarberg\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/006893_Orsoyla-Haarberg-_www.visithelgeland.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"(C) Orsoyla Haarberg\" \/>\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\/006912_Helgeland-Reiseliv_www.visithelgeland.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1067x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/006912_Helgeland-Reiseliv_www.visithelgeland.com_.jpg\" alt=\"(C) Helgeland-Reiseliv\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/006912_Helgeland-Reiseliv_www.visithelgeland.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"(C) Helgeland-Reiseliv\" \/>\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: Eider duck eggs surrounded by Eider down feathers (C) Terje-Rakke<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: (C) Orsoyla Haarberg<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: (C) Helgeland-Reiseliv<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scattered Islands <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This summer idyll\ntakes place on the plethora of small islands outside the main island of Vega,\nall they way out in the Gulf Stream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Green, treeless meadows, small coves with sandy and pebble beaches and a colourful collection of farmhouses and other buildings from a time when L\u00e5nan was inhabited year-round these picturesque surroundings make you want to walk the beaches and take photographs, while 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