{"id":5039,"date":"2020-03-31T11:30:17","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T11:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/?post_type=artikler&p=5039"},"modified":"2025-09-01T11:14:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T11:14:08","slug":"glomfjord-is-an-industrial-town-with-a-roller-coaster-of-fortunes-in-nordland","status":"publish","type":"artikler","link":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/glomfjord-is-an-industrial-town-with-a-roller-coaster-of-fortunes-in-nordland\/","title":{"rendered":"Glomfjord is an industrial town with a roller coaster of fortunes in Nordland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\tThe industrial history of Glomfjord stands in sharp contrast to the coastal and Sami cultures of Northern Norway. Glomfjord enjoyed great prosperity in its boom years, but it also suffered some terrible depressions.\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n

Glomfjord is all about water \u2013 water in huge quantities. Water from the melting of the Svartisen glacier through the Fykanfossen waterfall ensures a regular supply of water that can be used to drive turbines and generate electricity. All this meant that just after the turn of the century, Glomfjord went from being an area containing a few farms to one of Northern Norway’s most productive industrial towns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Industrial boom came in the early 20th Century<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Industry first came to Glomfjord in 1912, in the form of a Swedish-built zinc smelting plant. At that time, it was difficult to transport electricity, so industries that required power had to be built beside their power source. In 1921, the bottom fell out of the zinc market, and the first of many crises hit Glomfjord. However, in 1926, a British-backed aluminium plant opened up, and this operated until 1942, when it was destroyed in an Allied sabotage operation.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n\t\t\t\tPractical information about Glomfjord\n\t\t\t<\/h3>
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