{"id":9631,"date":"2023-02-15T15:17:30","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T15:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/?post_type=artikler&p=9631"},"modified":"2025-09-01T11:17:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T11:17:23","slug":"ski-touring-on-senja","status":"publish","type":"artikler","link":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/ski-touring-on-senja\/","title":{"rendered":"Ski touring on Senja"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t Senja is often called a \u201cNorway in miniature\u201d. There is a wide variety of terrain here, and you\u2019re never far from a skiable mountain. Senja is an interesting ski touring destination with a beauty that is unparalleled. \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cOoh, la, la! It doesn\u2019t get much better than this!\u201d
Hanna-Kajsa Fernstr\u00f6m (41) is standing at the peak of the ski touring classic, Keipen (938 m.a.s.), and is spellbound by the view \u2013 steep mountain sides, lovely fjords and the wide open, blue ocean, as far as the eye can see.
\u201cIt is so dramatic and beautiful, all at once. Wherever you look, the view is gorgeous,\u201d Hanna-Kajsa says, turning slowly on the spot, taking in the 360\u00b0 view.
Hanna-Kajsa lives in Stockholm and has repeatedly travelled to Senja to re-experience what is, in her opinion, the most spectacular nature Scandinavia has to offer.
\u201cThere is something about the combination of white beaches and steep mountains. It\u2019s magical. It is among the most beautiful sights you can see on this earth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Varied landscapes are Senja\u2019s trademark<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Senja is Norway\u2019s second largest island, after Hinn\u00f8ya (if we don\u2019t count Svalbard). All along the coast, fjords penetrate deep into the landscape, cleaving the mountainous islands, so they look like fingers on a hand, stretching out toward the sea. Senja has a varied landscape, with archipelagos and beaches \u2013 and dramatic mountains.
Further inland on the island, there is arable land and less dramatic mountains, with hills and deciduous forests. Senja also has lakes with plenty of fish and pine forests. The island has a population of approx. 8000, spread across a number of small communities and fishing villages, with Silsand, Gryllefjord, Gibostad and Senjahopen as the largest of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\t

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