{"id":1634,"date":"2019-10-25T12:37:26","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T10:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/?post_type=destination&#038;p=2134"},"modified":"2025-09-01T11:18:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T11:18:17","slug":"lyngenfjord","status":"publish","type":"destination","link":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/destinasjon\/lyngenfjord\/","title":{"rendered":"Lyngenfjord is towering mountains, blue fjords and deep forests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The giant Lyngen Alps, the wide and deep Lyngenfjord and the border mountains and valleys towards Finland form an impressive and endlessly varied landscape. Come here for the lovely views, to maximise your Northern Lights chances, for exhilarating skiing and cycling and for the multi-cultural heritage.<\/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\/08\/013054_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" data-size=\"1620x1080\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/013054_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9 Petr Pavlicek \" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/013054_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" data-caption=\"\u00a9 Petr Pavlicek \" \/>\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\/08\/015054_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" data-size=\"720x1080\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/015054_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/015054_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" \/>\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\/08\/014855_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" data-size=\"811x1080\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/014855_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord-768x1023.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/014855_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" \/>\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\/08\/015443_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" data-size=\"720x1080\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/015443_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/015443_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" \/>\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: \u00a9 Petr Pavlicek <\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-content-layout alignwide alignwide wp-block-t2-featured-content-layout\" role=\"list\"><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-activities todo-attractions todo-boat-tour todo-natural-highlights season-autumn season-summer region-lyngenfjord malgrupper-bucket-list-betty 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-jokelfjord-glacier-is-a-silent-world-of-water-rock-and-ice\/\">\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\/03\/IMG_1342-768x576.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\tLyngenfjord\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>The J\u00f8kelfjord glacier is a silent world of water, rock and ice<\/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\tNatural highlights\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-activities todo-architecture todo-attractions todo-bungee-jump todo-culture-and-history todo-hiking todo-natural-highlights facilities-family-friendly facilities-sami facilities-sustainability season-autumn season-summer region-lyngenfjord malgrupper-bucket-list-betty 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-gorsabrua-bridge-spans-one-of-europes-deepest-canyons\/\">\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: 63% 47%;\" 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\/013152_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord-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\tLyngenfjord\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>The Gorsabrua bridge spans one of Europe&#8217;s deepest canyons<\/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\tNatural highlights\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler season-autumn season-summer region-lyngenfjord 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-glacier-steindalsbreen-is-a-blue-wonder-in-the-lyngen-alps\/\">\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% 85%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Lyngen-26-1-768x855.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\tLyngenfjord\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>The glacier Steindalsbreen is a blue wonder in the Lyngen Alps<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-mountains-in-lyngenfjord-impress-the-most-blas\">The mountains in Lyngenfjord impress the most blas\u00e9<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lyngen Alps are the spine of the Lyngenfjord area, found on the Lyngen Peninsula. They rise up to 1833 metres directly from the fjord. This landscape of towering peaks, glaciers, impenetrable scree and gushing rivers looks impressive from the fjord ferries and view points along on the opposite fjord banks. In summer, mountain hikers penetrate deep into this secret world, and in winter, ski enthusiasts criss-cross the peninsula. Yet most of the area hardly sees any humans at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-lyngen-alps-are-dotted-with-glaciers\">The Lyngen Alps are dotted with glaciers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A great number of small glaciers are found in deep ravines between the peaks of the Lyngen Alps. In late summer, they look like balconies between the peaks from afar. However, one can walk up to several of them without too much hassle. Glacier hiking should only be done with a guide, a fun activity done in Summer and Autumn.<\/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\/02\/001145_Baard-Loeken_www.nordnorge.com_Kaafjord.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\/2020\/02\/001145_Baard-Loeken_www.nordnorge.com_Kaafjord.jpg\" alt=\"Midnight Quiet in K\u00e5fjord \u00a9 B\u00e5rd L\u00f8ken\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/001145_Baard-Loeken_www.nordnorge.com_Kaafjord.jpg\" data-caption=\"Midnight Quiet in K\u00e5fjord \u00a9 B\u00e5rd L\u00f8ken\" \/>\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\/2021\/04\/Nasjonalpark-12-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"2560x1919\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Nasjonalpark-12-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Foto. Reisastua Logde\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Nasjonalpark-12-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Foto. Reisastua Logde\" \/>\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\/02\/Sto-kurs-mot-Mollisfossen-i-Nordreisa-Magy-Media.jpg\" data-size=\"1620x1080\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sto-kurs-mot-Mollisfossen-i-Nordreisa-Magy-Media-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sto-kurs-mot-Mollisfossen-i-Nordreisa-Magy-Media.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" \/>\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\/08\/001280_Bjarne-Riesto-riesto.no_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1215x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/001280_Bjarne-Riesto-riesto.no_www.nordnorge.com_-768x506.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Otertind in Storfjord \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto riesto.no \/www.nordnorge.com\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/001280_Bjarne-Riesto-riesto.no_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"Mount Otertind in Storfjord \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto riesto.no \/www.nordnorge.com\" \/>\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: Midnight Quiet in K\u00e5fjord \u00a9 B\u00e5rd L\u00f8ken<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Foto. Reisastua Logde<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Mount Otertind in Storfjord \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto riesto.no \/www.nordnorge.com<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lyngenfjord-is-the-land-of-the-big-fjords\">Lyngenfjord is the land of the big fjords<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lyngenfjord, Sami <em>Ivgovuotna<\/em> and Kven <em>Yke\u00e4nvouno<\/em>, goes 120 km from the open sea straight south, splitting into two fjords midway, the K\u00e5fjord going south east, and the Storfjord southwest. As fjords go, it\u2019s rather wide. The landscape around the Reisafjord, further east, is less mountainous and give a taste of the forest and high plateau landscape that is found. The western entrance to the Lyngenfjord area goes across the Ullsfjord, from where you see the peaks of the Lyngen Alps rise dramatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-big-islands-meet-the-atlantic\">The big islands meet the Atlantic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>An archipelago of big, mountainous islands lies north of the fjords. Here little fishing villages are found under steep mountains. The old trading post of <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/havnnes-trading-post-is-a-living-museum\/\">Havnnes <\/a>survived WWII by a miracle, and sits on the fjord with fabulous views to the Lyngen Alps. The centre of the islands is the little town of Skjerv\u00f8y, where fish boats float in the sheltered little port. Few people make it out to the mountain island of Arn\u00f8ya, where small hamlets face the fury of the open Atlantic.<\/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\/08\/026909_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" data-size=\"1618x1080\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/026909_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/026909_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" \/>\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\/08\/024198_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" data-size=\"720x1080\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/024198_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" alt=\"Pink and green over the Lyngenfjord \u00a9 Petr Pavlicek \/ VIsit Lyngenfjord\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/024198_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" data-caption=\"Pink and green over the Lyngenfjord \u00a9 Petr Pavlicek \/ VIsit Lyngenfjord\" \/>\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\/08\/013194_Marie-Angelsen_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" data-size=\"748x1080\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/013194_Marie-Angelsen_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/013194_Marie-Angelsen_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" \/>\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\/08\/015140_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" data-size=\"720x1080\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/015140_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/015140_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>02: Pink and green over the Lyngenfjord \u00a9 Petr Pavlicek \/ VIsit Lyngenfjord<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-content-layout alignwide alignwide wp-block-t2-featured-content-layout\" role=\"list\"><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-activities todo-attractions todo-hiking todo-hiking-trips todo-natural-highlights facilities-family-friendly facilities-sustainability season-autumn season-summer region-lyngenfjord 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\/lyngentrappa-the-lyngen-stairs-are-an-easy-way-of-seeing-the-lyngen-alps-in-full-majesty\/\">\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\/08\/Lyngentrappa-Viewpoint-Knut-Hansvold-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\tLyngenfjord\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Lyngentrappa \u2013 the Lyngen Stairs \u2013 are an easy way of seeing the Lyngen Alps in full majesty<\/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\tHiking trips\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-coastal-culture todo-culture-and-history facilities-family-friendly facilities-sustainability season-summer region-lyngenfjord malgrupper-heritage-explorer malgrupper-local-insider 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\/gamslett-smallholding-is-a-window-into-the-simple-life\/\">\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\/08\/Gamslett_Lyngen_Foto_Orjan_Bertelsen_017-1-768x576.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\tLyngenfjord\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Gamslett Smallholding is a Window into the Simple Life<\/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><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-drink-in-northern-norway todo-eat-and-stay season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-lyngenfjord 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-worlds-northernmost-distillery-nestles-beneath-the-lyngen-alps\/\">\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: 49% 37%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Whiskies-getting-tanned-by-age-Aurora-Spirits-Lyngen-Knut-Hansvold-768x520.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\tLyngenfjord\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>The World\u2019s Northernmost Distillery Nestles Beneath the Lyngen Alps<\/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\tDrink in Northern Norway\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\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\/08\/001278_Baard-Loeken_www.nordnorge.com-2.jpg\" data-size=\"1094x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/001278_Baard-Loeken_www.nordnorge.com-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/001278_Baard-Loeken_www.nordnorge.com-2.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" \/>\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\/08\/000979_Baard-Loeken_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1097x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/000979_Baard-Loeken_www.nordnorge.com_-768x560.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/000979_Baard-Loeken_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" \/>\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\/05\/000980_Baard-Loeken_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1201x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/000980_Baard-Loeken_www.nordnorge.com_-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Snowy Lyngen Alps in October \u00a9 B\u00e5rd L\u00f8ken\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/000980_Baard-Loeken_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"Snowy Lyngen Alps in October \u00a9 B\u00e5rd L\u00f8ken\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>03: Snowy Lyngen Alps in October \u00a9 B\u00e5rd L\u00f8ken<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-deep-forests-are-the-hidden-secret\">The deep forests are the hidden secret<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A very different Lyngenfjord is found inland. Here large tracts of silent pine forests are found, high and impressive in the river valleys, crooked and tweeked in the hillsides. The river valleys cut deep into the mountains, and inland they give way to the vast plains in the east, with rounded hills, lakes, bogs, few people and many reindeer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-sami-culture-is-the-oldest-culture-present-along-the-fjords\">The Sami culture is the oldest culture present along the Fjords<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The oldest culture of the area that is still present, is the Sami culture. It emerges out of the darkness of history some 2000 years ago. Back then, the Sami had a nomadic lifestyle, following the migration of the wild reindeer. Along the way, they hunted for seals, birds and smaller game and fished in the fjords and lakes.<\/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\/03\/023905_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" data-size=\"1621x1080\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/023905_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" alt=\"Glance up the gorge at Sabetjohk with the bridge and waterfall \u00a9 Petr Pavl\u00ed\u010dek\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/023905_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" data-caption=\"Glance up the gorge at Sabetjohk with the bridge and waterfall \u00a9 Petr Pavl\u00ed\u010dek\" \/>\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\/02\/013436_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" data-size=\"720x1080\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/013436_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" alt=\"Autumn is good for glacier hikes in the Lyngen Alps \u00a9 Petr Pavl\u00ed\u010dek \/ Visit Lyngenfjord\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/013436_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" data-caption=\"Autumn is good for glacier hikes in the Lyngen Alps \u00a9 Petr Pavl\u00ed\u010dek \/ Visit Lyngenfjord\" \/>\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\/2023\/05\/015445_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1600\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/015445_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Low autumn sun turns yellow leaves into gold \u00a9 Petr Pavl\u00ed\u010dek\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/015445_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" data-caption=\"Low autumn sun turns yellow leaves into gold \u00a9 Petr Pavl\u00ed\u010dek\" \/>\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\/2021\/09\/013166_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" data-size=\"1421x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/013166_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord-768x432.jpg\" alt=\"Crossing the Ullsfjord with fresh snow (late August) in the Lyngen Alps \u00a9 Petr Pavlek\/Visit Lyngenfjord\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/013166_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" data-caption=\"Crossing the Ullsfjord with fresh snow (late August) in the Lyngen Alps \u00a9 Petr Pavlek\/Visit Lyngenfjord\" \/>\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: Glance up the gorge at Sabetjohk with the bridge and waterfall \u00a9 Petr Pavl\u00ed\u010dek<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Autumn is good for glacier hikes in the Lyngen Alps \u00a9 Petr Pavl\u00ed\u010dek \/ Visit Lyngenfjord<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Low autumn sun turns yellow leaves into gold \u00a9 Petr Pavl\u00ed\u010dek<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Crossing the Ullsfjord with fresh snow (late August) in the Lyngen Alps \u00a9 Petr Pavlek\/Visit Lyngenfjord<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-sea-sami-culture-is-found-along-the-fjords\">The Sea Sami culture is found along the fjords<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the 17<sup>th<\/sup> and 18<sup>th<\/sup> C., most Sami settled along the fjords, took up cattle raising and a bit of agriculture and combined it with fishing. This lifestyle is what we call the Sea Sami culture. Traditionally, they lived in turf huts, but from the 19<sup>th<\/sup> c. onwards they started to build Norwegian-style timber houses. The prestige of the Norwegian language and the outspoken assimilation policies of the authorities lead people to adopt the Norwegian language. Today, this process is about to be reversed, with increased interest for the Lyngenfjord dialect of the Northern Sami language, of old handicraft techniques, traditional music and the traditional costumes. For a glance into traditional Sea Sami life, stop at the Holmenes Sea Sami Farm in K\u00e5fjord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lyngenfjord-is-the-summer-area-for-the-kautokeino-reindeer\">Lyngenfjord is the summer area for the Kautokeino reindeer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Every summer, the reindeer migrate from the Finnmark plain northwest to the summer grazing along the Lyngen Fjord. Families from the Sami parish of Kautokeino have long-established rights to use the are for their reindeer, and are an integral part of the cultural fabric of the Lyngenfjord area. It is thus no surprise to meet reindeer on the road, on a mountain hike or when tanning on the beach in summer.<\/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\/08\/001000_Gunn-Isaksen_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1067x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/001000_Gunn-Isaksen_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/001000_Gunn-Isaksen_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" \/>\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\/2023\/10\/014837_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord-1.jpg\" data-size=\"1439x1080\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/014837_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord-1-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"R\u00e1tnu (in Norwegian grene) is a Sami woollen blanket, woven in homes in Manndalen. They were sold at the Skibotn marked and could be used notably as a duvet or line the inside of a reindeer sleigh \u00a9 Petr Pavl\u00ed\u010dek \/ Visit Lyngenfjord\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/014837_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"R\u00e1tnu (in Norwegian grene) is a Sami woollen blanket, woven in homes in Manndalen. They were sold at the Skibotn marked and could be used notably as a duvet or line the inside of a reindeer sleigh \u00a9 Petr Pavl\u00ed\u010dek \/ Visit Lyngenfjord\" \/>\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\/2021\/08\/001136_Gunn-Isaksen_www.nordnorge.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\/2021\/08\/001136_Gunn-Isaksen_www.nordnorge.com_-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Bands to tie around the pointed leather shoes used by the sea Sami, and a woven rug in an age-old technique \u00a9 Gunn Isaksen\/Grenebua i Manndalen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/001136_Gunn-Isaksen_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"Bands to tie around the pointed leather shoes used by the sea Sami, and a woven rug in an age-old technique \u00a9 Gunn Isaksen\/Grenebua i Manndalen\" \/>\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\/07\/001256_Turismo-di-Norvegia_www.nordnorge.com_Nordreisa.jpg\" data-size=\"536x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/001256_Turismo-di-Norvegia_www.nordnorge.com_Nordreisa.jpg\" alt=\"Hamnes\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/001256_Turismo-di-Norvegia_www.nordnorge.com_Nordreisa.jpg\" data-caption=\"Hamnes\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>02: R\u00e1tnu (in Norwegian grene) is a Sami woollen blanket, woven in homes in Manndalen. They were sold at the Skibotn marked and could be used notably as a duvet or line the inside of a reindeer sleigh \u00a9 Petr Pavl\u00ed\u010dek \/ Visit Lyngenfjord<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Bands to tie around the pointed leather shoes used by the sea Sami, and a woven rug in an age-old technique \u00a9 Gunn Isaksen\/Grenebua i Manndalen<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Hamnes<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-norwegians-settled-on-the-outer-coast\">Norwegians settled on the outer coast<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the 14<sup>th<\/sup> c., Norwegians settled along the outer coasts of the Lyngenfjord area. They fished, dried the fish and sent it down to Bergen for exports. They were thus part of an international trade network. Since Norwegian later got to be the language of prestige and education, it has spread all along the Lyngenfjord area, and is today the everyday language of almost everyone. In the latter part of the 19<sup>th<\/sup> c and the first half of the 20<sup>th<\/sup> c, the Norwegian authorities lead an<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-kven-culture-was-established-in-the-18th-c\">The Kven culture was established in the 18<sup>th<\/sup> c.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There were always trade connections criss-crossing Northern Scandinavia. In the 18<sup>th<\/sup> C, the area experienced an immigration wave from Finland and the Finnish-speaking parts of Northern Sweden, who were traditionally called Kven. They brought a farming culture with them, and cleared new farms in the inner valley and the inner fjords, where the climate and nature looked the most like Finland. The Northern Finnish dialects, influenced by Norwegian and cut off from contact with modernising Finland, evolved into the distinct, but mutually intelligible Kven language. Today, this language is spoken by the older generation only, although it experiences increased interest, and is taught in some schools in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-content-layout alignwide alignwide wp-block-t2-featured-content-layout\" role=\"list\"><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-aktiviteter todo-activities todo-attractions todo-northern-lights season-autumn season-winter region-lyngenfjord malgrupper-bucket-list-betty wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-top wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/aktiviteter\/northern-lights-in-lyngenfjord\/\"><\/a>\n<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 54.5% 58.39552238806%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-1-1 wp-block-t2-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/001305_Baard-Loeken_www.nordnorge.com_Storfjord.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display=&#039;none&#039;;this.insertAdjacentHTML(&#039;afterend&#039;,&#039;&lt;div class=&quot;t2-post-featured-image__fallback&quot;&gt;L&lt;\/div&gt;&#039;);\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-image_top wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-theme\">Activities<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Lyngenfjord has a stable climate for Northern Lights watching<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-tag\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M192 96c-52.935 0-96 43.065-96 96s43.065 96 96 96 96-43.065 96-96-43.065-96-96-96zm0 160c-35.29 0-64-28.71-64-64s28.71-64 64-64 64 28.71 64 64-28.71 64-64 64zm0-256C85.961 0 0 85.961 0 192c0 77.413 26.97 99.031 172.268 309.67 9.534 13.772 29.929 13.774 39.465 0C357.03 291.031 384 269.413 384 192 384 85.961 298.039 0 192 0zm0 473.931C52.705 272.488 32 256.494 32 192c0-42.738 16.643-82.917 46.863-113.137S149.262 32 192 32s82.917 16.643 113.137 46.863S352 149.262 352 192c0 64.49-20.692 80.47-160 281.931z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tLyngenfjord\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-aktiviteter todo-activities todo-cycling todo-off-road-cycling season-autumn season-summer region-lyngenfjord malgrupper-nature-lover malgrupper-nature-specialist malgrupper-outdoor-adventure wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-top wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/aktiviteter\/lavkaloypa-is-a-tough-mountain-bike-trip-across-the-mountains\/\"><\/a>\n<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-1-1 wp-block-t2-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Georg-Sichelschmidt.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display=&#039;none&#039;;this.insertAdjacentHTML(&#039;afterend&#039;,&#039;&lt;div class=&quot;t2-post-featured-image__fallback&quot;&gt;L&lt;\/div&gt;&#039;);\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-image_top wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-theme\">Activities<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Lavkal\u00f8ypa is a tough mountain-bike trip across the mountains<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-tag\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M192 96c-52.935 0-96 43.065-96 96s43.065 96 96 96 96-43.065 96-96-43.065-96-96-96zm0 160c-35.29 0-64-28.71-64-64s28.71-64 64-64 64 28.71 64 64-28.71 64-64 64zm0-256C85.961 0 0 85.961 0 192c0 77.413 26.97 99.031 172.268 309.67 9.534 13.772 29.929 13.774 39.465 0C357.03 291.031 384 269.413 384 192 384 85.961 298.039 0 192 0zm0 473.931C52.705 272.488 32 256.494 32 192c0-42.738 16.643-82.917 46.863-113.137S149.262 32 192 32s82.917 16.643 113.137 46.863S352 149.262 352 192c0 64.49-20.692 80.47-160 281.931z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tLyngenfjord\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-aktiviteter todo-activities todo-whalesafari todo-wildlifesafari facilities-family-friendly facilities-groups season-winter region-lyngenfjord malgrupper-bucket-list-betty malgrupper-nature-lover wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-top wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/aktiviteter\/winters-most-spectacular-adventure-is-a-whale-safari-off-skjervoy\/\"><\/a>\n<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 43.5% 90.298507462687%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-1-1 wp-block-t2-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/whalesafarikrisztinabalotay-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display=&#039;none&#039;;this.insertAdjacentHTML(&#039;afterend&#039;,&#039;&lt;div class=&quot;t2-post-featured-image__fallback&quot;&gt;W&lt;\/div&gt;&#039;);\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-image_top wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-theme\">Activities<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Winter&#8217;s most spectacular adventure is a Whale Safari off Skjerv\u00f8y<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-tag\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M192 96c-52.935 0-96 43.065-96 96s43.065 96 96 96 96-43.065 96-96-43.065-96-96-96zm0 160c-35.29 0-64-28.71-64-64s28.71-64 64-64 64 28.71 64 64-28.71 64-64 64zm0-256C85.961 0 0 85.961 0 192c0 77.413 26.97 99.031 172.268 309.67 9.534 13.772 29.929 13.774 39.465 0C357.03 291.031 384 269.413 384 192 384 85.961 298.039 0 192 0zm0 473.931C52.705 272.488 32 256.494 32 192c0-42.738 16.643-82.917 46.863-113.137S149.262 32 192 32s82.917 16.643 113.137 46.863S352 149.262 352 192c0 64.49-20.692 80.47-160 281.931z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tLyngenfjord\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\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\/2023\/10\/013965_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" data-size=\"1620x1080\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/013965_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" alt=\"From the eastern shores of the Lyngenfjord you see the highest peaks on the Lyngen Peninsula. Looking really good in the mid winter day \u00a9 Petr Pavl\u00ed\u010dek \/ Visit Lyngenfjord\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/013965_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" data-caption=\"From the eastern shores of the Lyngenfjord you see the highest peaks on the Lyngen Peninsula. Looking really good in the mid winter day \u00a9 Petr Pavl\u00ed\u010dek \/ Visit Lyngenfjord\" \/>\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\/2023\/10\/winter-dusk-lyngenfjord-petr-pavlicek.jpg\" data-size=\"1620x1080\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/winter-dusk-lyngenfjord-petr-pavlicek-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Blue dusk at the Lyngen Fjord \u00a9 Petr Pavl\u00ed\u010dek \/ Visit Lyngenfjord\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/winter-dusk-lyngenfjord-petr-pavlicek.jpg\" data-caption=\"Blue dusk at the Lyngen Fjord \u00a9 Petr Pavl\u00ed\u010dek \/ Visit Lyngenfjord\" \/>\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\/2023\/10\/Dog-sledding-high-mountains-Petr-Pavlicek-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" data-size=\"720x1080\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dog-sledding-high-mountains-Petr-Pavlicek-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" alt=\"The alpha female leading the pack \u00a9 Petr Pavl\u00ed\u010dek \/ Visit Lyngenfjord\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dog-sledding-high-mountains-Petr-Pavlicek-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" data-caption=\"The alpha female leading the pack \u00a9 Petr Pavl\u00ed\u010dek \/ Visit Lyngenfjord\" \/>\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\/2023\/10\/014343_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" data-size=\"720x1080\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/014343_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" alt=\"Heading down to the village of Nord-Lenangen on snowmobiles \u00a9 Petr Pavl\u00ed\u010dek \/ Visit Lyngenfjord\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/014343_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" data-caption=\"Heading down to the village of Nord-Lenangen on snowmobiles \u00a9 Petr Pavl\u00ed\u010dek \/ Visit Lyngenfjord\" \/>\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: From the eastern shores of the Lyngenfjord you see the highest peaks on the Lyngen Peninsula. Looking really good in the mid winter day \u00a9 Petr Pavl\u00ed\u010dek \/ Visit Lyngenfjord<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Blue dusk at the Lyngen Fjord \u00a9 Petr Pavl\u00ed\u010dek \/ Visit Lyngenfjord<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: The alpha female leading the pack \u00a9 Petr Pavl\u00ed\u010dek \/ Visit Lyngenfjord<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Heading down to the village of Nord-Lenangen on snowmobiles \u00a9 Petr Pavl\u00ed\u010dek \/ Visit Lyngenfjord<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-lyngen-line-was-supposed-to-stop-the-russians\">The Lyngen Line was supposed to stop the Russians<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lyngenfjord was a hotspot at the end of the second world war. As the Red Army moved into Nazi-occupied Finnmark and Finland joined forces with them, Hitler ordered a new frontline through the Lyngenfjord area. \u201cThe Lyngen Line\u201d was established with strongholds between the Lyngenfjord and the Finnish border, using Soviet POWs. These suffered horrendously, building in the middle of winter in the mountains with little food and clothing. The areas north and east were burned and the population forcibly evacuated. You can see the fortifications if you follow the Lavka trail, and the Sp\u00e5kenes fort is a gigantic, crumbling concrete ruin at the mouth of the Lyngen Fjord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-skiing-in-the-lyngen-alps-means-no-ski-lift\">Skiing in the Lyngen Alps means no ski lift<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagine spending all day going up the mountains on skis, and then spending some 15-20 minutes driving down. This is Randonn\u00e9e skiing, and sometimes in the 80ies and 90ies, the Lyngen Alps got discovered by the ski \u00e9lite. The playground was soon extended from the Lyngen Alps themselves to the somewhat easier mountains on the other side as well as on the steep climbs on the big islands in the north. Today, March, April and well into May is all about skiing in the Lyngenfjord area, and the sport is cultivated by locals and travellers alike.<\/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\/08\/008942_Jesper-Molin_www.visit-lyngenfjord.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1202x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/008942_Jesper-Molin_www.visit-lyngenfjord.com_.jpg\" alt=\"Spring is eating its way up the mountains, but you can still ski on the tops \u00a9 Jesper Molin\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/008942_Jesper-Molin_www.visit-lyngenfjord.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"Spring is eating its way up the mountains, but you can still ski on the tops \u00a9 Jesper Molin\" \/>\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\/08\/014959_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" data-size=\"724x1080\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/014959_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/014959_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" \/>\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\/08\/015009_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" data-size=\"720x1080\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/015009_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/015009_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" \/>\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\/08\/024190_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" data-size=\"1620x1080\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/024190_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/024190_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" \/>\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: Spring is eating its way up the mountains, but you can still ski on the tops \u00a9 Jesper Molin<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-content-layout alignwide alignwide wp-block-t2-featured-content-layout\" role=\"list\"><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-activities todo-watersports todo-wildlifesafari facilities-family-friendly season-autumn season-summer region-lyngenfjord malgrupper-nature-lover wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-6\" 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\/only-a-riverboat-takes-you-to-mollis-waterfall\/\">\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: 52% 72%;\" 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\/02\/Mollisfossen-i-Nordreisa-gjor-deg-liten-Magy-Media-1-768x512.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\tLyngenfjord\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Only a riverboat takes you to the Mollisfossen Waterfall<\/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\tWildlife Safari\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-activities todo-attractions todo-culture-and-history todo-dog-sledding todo-eat-and-stay todo-northern-lights todo-sapmi-culture todo-snowmobile todo-whales todo-whalesafari todo-wildlifesafari season-winter region-lyngenfjord malgrupper-bucket-list-betty wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-6\" 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-lyngenfjord-is-the-northern-lights-fjord\/\">\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: 35% 47%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Norway-184-768x510.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\tLyngenfjord\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>The Lyngenfjord is the Northern Lights fjord<\/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><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lyngen-has-exhilarating-bike-trails\">Lyngen has exhilarating bike trails<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The summer equivalent is mountain biking. Lyngenfjord has it all; a dry, sunny climate, a network of paths and lovely views everywhere. Many of the paths are for well-seasoned mountain bikers, and you can run all the way from way above the treeline to the fjord. However, the Lavka Trail, where the annual Lavka Race takes place, runs 68 km and goes 800 metres up, and is doable for any skill level, as long as you have some stamina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-manndalen-is-the-handicraft-village\">Manndalen is the handicraft village<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the village of Olmmaivaggi, Norwegian Manndalen, the Sami language was the everyday language up to the 1960ies. Women in this village traditionally did handicraft to have some extra income. The <em>r\u00e1tnu<\/em>, the old type of loom, goes thousands of years back all over Europe, but has survived in Manndalen only. Knitting with home-spun wool is another speciality, and the colourful patterns look streetsmart in the most fashion-conscious big city circles in winter. &nbsp;The little handicraft store, Grenebua, in Manndalen is a treasure trove for age-old handicraft skills.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-content-layout alignwide alignwide wp-block-t2-featured-content-layout\" role=\"list\"><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-activities todo-attractions todo-beautiful-drives todo-cross-country-skiing todo-culture-and-history todo-dog-sledding todo-natural-highlights todo-sapmi-culture todo-skiing todo-snowmobile todo-suggested-routes todo-whalesafari todo-wildlifesafari facilities-sami season-winter region-lyngenfjord malgrupper-bucket-list-betty 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\/eight-ways-of-enjoying-the-daylight-in-lyngenfjord-in-winter\/\">\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=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/014909_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord-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\tLyngenfjord\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Eight ways of enjoying the daylight in Lyngenfjord in winter<\/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><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-activities todo-attractions todo-cross-country-skiing todo-dog-sledding todo-northern-lights todo-skiing todo-snowmobile facilities-sami season-winter region-lyngenfjord malgrupper-bucket-list-betty 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\/seven-ways-to-catch-the-northern-lights-in-lyngenfjord\/\">\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=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/013642_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord-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\tLyngenfjord\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Seven Ways to Catch the Northern Lights in Lyngenfjord<\/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\tNorthern Lights\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-attractions todo-eat-and-stay todo-northern-lights season-winter region-lyngenfjord 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\/9-places-to-stay-for-northern-lights-watching-in-lyngenfjord\/\">\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=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/013644_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord-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\tLyngenfjord\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>11 places to stay for Northern Lights watching in Lyngenfjord<\/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><\/div>\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\/2023\/10\/Otertind-Storfjord-Northern-Lights-Petr-Pavlicek-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" data-size=\"1620x1080\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Otertind-Storfjord-Northern-Lights-Petr-Pavlicek-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" alt=\"Violet night around Mount Otertind in the innermost of the Lyngenfjord area \u00a9 Petr Pavlicek \/ Visit Lyngenfjord\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Otertind-Storfjord-Northern-Lights-Petr-Pavlicek-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" data-caption=\"Violet night around Mount Otertind in the innermost of the Lyngenfjord area \u00a9 Petr Pavlicek \/ Visit Lyngenfjord\" \/>\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\/2023\/10\/Northern-Lights-out-of-the-chimney-Lyngenfjord-Petr-Pavlicek.jpg\" data-size=\"738x1080\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Northern-Lights-out-of-the-chimney-Lyngenfjord-Petr-Pavlicek.jpg\" alt=\"The Northern Lights seem to come out of the chimney \u00a9 Petr Pavl\u00ed\u010dek \/ Visit Lyngenfjord\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Northern-Lights-out-of-the-chimney-Lyngenfjord-Petr-Pavlicek.jpg\" data-caption=\"The Northern Lights seem to come out of the chimney \u00a9 Petr Pavl\u00ed\u010dek \/ Visit Lyngenfjord\" \/>\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\/2023\/10\/northern-lights-in-lyngenfjord-petr-pavlicek-1.jpg\" data-size=\"720x1080\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/northern-lights-in-lyngenfjord-petr-pavlicek-1.jpg\" alt=\"Northern Lights seen from a viewpoint near Skjerv\u00f8y \u00a9 Petr Pavl\u00ed\u010dek \/ Visit Lyngenfjord\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/northern-lights-in-lyngenfjord-petr-pavlicek-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"Northern Lights seen from a viewpoint near Skjerv\u00f8y \u00a9 Petr Pavl\u00ed\u010dek \/ Visit Lyngenfjord\" \/>\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\/2023\/10\/Northern-Lights-in-Lyngenfjord-Petr-Pavlice.jpg\" data-size=\"720x1080\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Northern-Lights-in-Lyngenfjord-Petr-Pavlice.jpg\" alt=\"The Northern Lights a moonlit night \u00a9 Petr Pavl\u00ed\u010dek \/ Visit Lyngenfjord\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Northern-Lights-in-Lyngenfjord-Petr-Pavlice.jpg\" data-caption=\"The Northern Lights a moonlit night \u00a9 Petr Pavl\u00ed\u010dek \/ Visit Lyngenfjord\" \/>\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: Violet night around Mount Otertind in the innermost of the Lyngenfjord area \u00a9 Petr Pavlicek \/ Visit Lyngenfjord<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: The Northern Lights seem to come out of the chimney \u00a9 Petr Pavl\u00ed\u010dek \/ Visit Lyngenfjord<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Northern Lights seen from a viewpoint near Skjerv\u00f8y \u00a9 Petr Pavl\u00ed\u010dek \/ Visit Lyngenfjord<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: The Northern Lights a moonlit night \u00a9 Petr Pavl\u00ed\u010dek \/ Visit Lyngenfjord<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lyngenfjorden-has-excellent-weather-to-watch-the-northern-lights\">Lyngenfjorden has excellent weather to watch the Northern Lights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Lyngenfjord is directly under the Northern Lights oval, and no place on earth can you see more of this phenomenon that here. The climate is also very suited for Northern Lights watching; some pockets in the inner parts have so little precipitation that they border on desert climate. They are among the absolute driest places in Scandinavia. However, sometimes, when the cold draft from the east freezes in, clouds gather around the border mountains. Then the islands and the fjord mouths are the places to be. Studying the topography and varied microclimates around Lyngenfjord is the key to maximising your chances of spotting the Northern Lights, along with being mobile. Many guests hire a car and stay in a cabin in the area, exploring the beautiful landscape at daytime and watching out for the lights at night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lyngenfjord-has-midnight-sun-for-more-than-two-months\">Lyngenfjord has Midnight Sun for more than two months<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some 350 km north of the Arctic Circle, the Lyngenfjord area enjoys the Midnight Sun for a good two months. At Signaldalen, a valley in the far south of the area, the period is from the 20<sup>th<\/sup> of May to the 23<sup>rd<\/sup> of July. The small fishing village of \u00c5rviksand, in the far north, actually sees the sun from the 16<sup>th<\/sup> of May to the 27<sup>th<\/sup> of July. Now, however, the Lyngenfjord topography demands a bit of planning. If you are south of a 1500 alpine mountain, you\u2019re definitely in the shadows. Ask the locals where the best places are nearby, be it on a fjord promontory or the nearest mountain top. If you go to the sandspit of Sp\u00e5kenes or to Lyngstuva, the northern end of the Lyngen Peninsula, you have free, unobstructed views toward the north, only the cliff island of Nord-Fugl\u00f8y punctuate the horizon.<\/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\/08\/009384_Visit-Lyngenfjord_www.visit-lyngenfjord.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1199x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/009384_Visit-Lyngenfjord_www.visit-lyngenfjord.com_.jpg\" alt=\"Ankerlia is an old mining town \u00a9 Visit Lyngenfjord\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/009384_Visit-Lyngenfjord_www.visit-lyngenfjord.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"Ankerlia is an old mining town \u00a9 Visit Lyngenfjord\" \/>\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\/08\/001255_Holger-Buricke_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1069x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/001255_Holger-Buricke_www.nordnorge.com_-768x575.jpg\" alt=\"Summery in Skjerv\u00f8y \u00a9 Holger Buricke\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/001255_Holger-Buricke_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"Summery in Skjerv\u00f8y \u00a9 Holger Buricke\" \/>\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\/06\/D7D04122-7710-4B47-907A-90962B83B499-1.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/D7D04122-7710-4B47-907A-90962B83B499-1-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Jan Baalsrud was in hiding in this little hut in April 1943, he referred to it as &quot;Hotel Savoy&quot; \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/D7D04122-7710-4B47-907A-90962B83B499-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"Jan Baalsrud was in hiding in this little hut in April 1943, he referred to it as &quot;Hotel Savoy&quot; \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\/08\/015140_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord-1.jpg\" data-size=\"720x1080\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/015140_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/015140_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" \/>\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: Ankerlia is an old mining town \u00a9 Visit Lyngenfjord<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Summery in Skjerv\u00f8y \u00a9 Holger Buricke<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Jan Baalsrud was in hiding in this little hut in April 1943, he referred to it as &quot;Hotel Savoy&quot; \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-jan-baalsrud-fled-the-nazis-through-lyngenfjord\">Jan Baalsrud fled the Nazis through Lyngenfjord<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The story of Jan Baalsrud is a fascinating WWII drama. A group of saboteurs from the Norwegian forces in exile in the UK approached German-occupied Norway north of Troms\u00f8. Their vessel was sunk and all onboard shot or captured. Except Jan Baalsrud. With the help of locals, he made it from the outer coast into the Lyngen Alps, across the Lyngenfjord and into Sweden. On the way, he had to cut off toes because of gangrene. &nbsp;This drama has been filmed twice, base on the book \u201cWe die alone\u201d. You can follow the tracks of Jan Baalsfrud across the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-finland-s-highest-mountain-is-reached-from-lyngenfjord\">Finland\u2019s highest mountain is reached from Lyngenfjord<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Halti at 1323 metres is Finlands highest mountain. However, to get there it is better to pass through Norway. Drive up the K\u00e5fjord Valley on an ok dirt track, park at the end of the road, hike for some 2-3 hours uphill on a well-marked trail to the Norwegian mountain of &nbsp;R\u00e1isduottarh\u00e1ldi at 1361 metres. From here you actually walk downhill slightly to Haltiatunturi (Halde in Sami), which is Finland\u2019s highest point, on the actual border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-map-route\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"map\" id=\"map-route-69d1c8e3a274a\" data-point=\"[{&quot;lat&quot;:69.9474528,&quot;lng&quot;:20.2220862,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Lyngstuva Point&quot;},{&quot;lat&quot;:69.7290424,&quot;lng&quot;:20.033998787004442,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Bl\\u00e5isvatnet - u0022The Blue Lakeu0022&quot;},{&quot;lat&quot;:69.5762575,&quot;lng&quot;:20.2190704,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Lyngseidet&quot;},{&quot;lat&quot;:69.639965,&quot;lng&quot;:20.3292642,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Aurora Spirits&quot;},{&quot;lat&quot;:69.39281755,&quot;lng&quot;:19.870255282398887,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Steindalsbreen 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class=\"map-route-dropdown \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t1\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"map-route-dropdown__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"map-route-dropdown__title-text\">Lyngstuva Point<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"map-route-dropdown__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t2\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"map-route-dropdown__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"map-route-dropdown__title-text\">Bl\u00e5isvatnet &#8211; u0022The Blue Lakeu0022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"map-route-dropdown__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t3\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"map-route-dropdown__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"map-route-dropdown__title-text\">Lyngseidet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"map-route-dropdown__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t4\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"map-route-dropdown__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"map-route-dropdown__title-text\">Aurora Spirits<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"map-route-dropdown__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t5\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"map-route-dropdown__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"map-route-dropdown__title-text\">Steindalsbreen glacier<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"map-route-dropdown__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t6\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"map-route-dropdown__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"map-route-dropdown__title-text\">Skibotn<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"map-route-dropdown__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t7\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"map-route-dropdown__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"map-route-dropdown__title-text\">Manndalen<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"map-route-dropdown__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t8\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"map-route-dropdown__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"map-route-dropdown__title-text\">Gorsabrua<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"map-route-dropdown__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t9\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"map-route-dropdown__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"map-route-dropdown__title-text\">Sp\u00e5kenes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"map-route-dropdown__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t10\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"map-route-dropdown__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"map-route-dropdown__title-text\">Storslett<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"map-route-dropdown__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t11\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"map-route-dropdown__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"map-route-dropdown__title-text\">Mollisfossen Waterfall<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"map-route-dropdown__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t12\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"map-route-dropdown-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"map-route-dropdown__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"map-route-dropdown__title-text\">Skjerv\u00f8y<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"map-route-dropdown__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-three-country-cairn-is-sweden-s-northermost-point\">The three-country cairn is Sweden\u2019s northermost point<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Another iconic hike goes to the Three County Cairn (Norwegian <em>Treriksr\u00f8ysa<\/em>, Swedish <em>Treriksr\u00f6set<\/em>, Finnish <em>Kolmen valtakunnan rajapyykki<\/em> and Northern Sami <em>Golmma riikka urna). <\/em>This is Sweden\u2019s northernmost point, and the westernmost point of mainland Finland. The point itself is a concrete lump placed in the middle of the little lake Golddaj\u00e1vri, The easiest way to get here is to take a boat from Kilpisj\u00e4rvi in Finland and hike 3 km. An 11 km hike through the Malla nature reserve is another option. The point involves a long hike from the Swedish side, but from the Goulas cabin on the Norwegian side it\u2019s only a short hike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-walk-the-gorsa-bridge-over-the-sabetjohk-canyon-or-plunge-into-it\">Walk the Gorsa Bridge over the Sabetjohk canyon, or plunge into it<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The K\u00e5fjorddalen Valley is dry and sunny in summer, perfect for a relatively easy hike to the Sabetjohk canyon, one of the deepest in Scandinavia. Here an architecturally designed steel bridge takes you across the canyon over the Gorsa Waterfall. The brave might want to try bungee<\/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\/08\/009188_Anna-Rieblova-_www.visit-lyngenfjord.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1531x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/009188_Anna-Rieblova-_www.visit-lyngenfjord.com_.jpg\" alt=\"Cycling the Lyngen Alps \u00a9 Anna Rieblova\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/009188_Anna-Rieblova-_www.visit-lyngenfjord.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"Cycling the Lyngen Alps \u00a9 Anna Rieblova\" \/>\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\/08\/009178_Anna-Rieblova-_www.visit-lyngenfjord.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1111x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/009178_Anna-Rieblova-_www.visit-lyngenfjord.com_-768x553.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/009178_Anna-Rieblova-_www.visit-lyngenfjord.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" \/>\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\/08\/009190_Anna-Rieblova-_www.visit-lyngenfjord.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/009190_Anna-Rieblova-_www.visit-lyngenfjord.com_-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Utsikt mot Lyngen \u00a9 Anna Rieblova\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/009190_Anna-Rieblova-_www.visit-lyngenfjord.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"Utsikt mot Lyngen \u00a9 Anna Rieblova\" \/>\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\/2023\/05\/015445_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.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\/2023\/05\/015445_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Low autumn sun turns yellow leaves into gold \u00a9 Petr Pavl\u00ed\u010dek\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/015445_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord.jpg\" data-caption=\"Low autumn sun turns yellow leaves into gold \u00a9 Petr Pavl\u00ed\u010dek\" \/>\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: Cycling the Lyngen Alps \u00a9 Anna Rieblova<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Utsikt mot Lyngen \u00a9 Anna Rieblova<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Low autumn sun turns yellow leaves into gold \u00a9 Petr Pavl\u00ed\u010dek<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mollisfossen-waterfall-is-reached-by-riverboat-only\">Mollisfossen Waterfall is reached by riverboat only<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On its way from the Finnmark Plateau, the Molle\u0161johka river takes a sudden deep dive into the Reisa Valley by falling 269 metres before it joins the Reisa River. This you see clearly from the riverboat on the Reisa River, and you can walk two-three minutes to the waterfall, feel thousands of tiny droplets towards your face and see the rainbow created by the mist. To get there, go by a slender riverboat from the upper most settlements in the Reisa Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-blue-lake-is-a-hidden-secret-between-the-peaks\">The blue lake is a hidden secret between the peaks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bl\u00e5isvatnet (\u201cThe Blue Lake\u201d), or Bl\u00e5isvatnet, is a lake between some of the highest peaks of the Lyngen Alps. The lake being rather low, receives melting water gushing down from the surrounding glaciers. This is filled with rock flour, making the water milky. The light reflections make the water look deep blue, which is also enhanced by the extreme depth of the lake. The walk here takes a couple of hours, and can be tiresome because of the rocky terrain. It is, however, not much of an ascent.<\/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\/02\/Mollisfossen-en-forsommerdag-Magy-Media.jpg\" data-size=\"721x1080\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mollisfossen-en-forsommerdag-Magy-Media.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mollisfossen-en-forsommerdag-Magy-Media.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" \/>\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\/02\/Mollisfossen-i-Nordreisa-gjor-deg-liten-Magy-Media.jpg\" data-size=\"1619x1080\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mollisfossen-i-Nordreisa-gjor-deg-liten-Magy-Media-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mollisfossen-i-Nordreisa-gjor-deg-liten-Magy-Media.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" \/>\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\/2021\/04\/gorsa-bridge-\u00a9jan-r-olsen-1-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"1704x2560\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/gorsa-bridge-\u00a9jan-r-olsen-1-768x1154.jpg\" alt=\"The Gorsa Bridge \u00a9 Jan R Olsen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/gorsa-bridge-\u00a9jan-r-olsen-1-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"The Gorsa Bridge \u00a9 Jan R Olsen\" \/>\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\/02\/Lyngen-26-1.jpg\" data-size=\"2157x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Lyngen-26-1-768x855.jpg\" alt=\"The blue Steindalsbreen glacier dipping into the lake at about 500 metres\/1600 ft altitude at Steindalen in Storfjord (Lyngen Alps) \u00a9 William Copeland\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Lyngen-26-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"The blue Steindalsbreen glacier dipping into the lake at about 500 metres\/1600 ft altitude at Steindalen in Storfjord (Lyngen Alps) \u00a9 William Copeland\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>03: The Gorsa Bridge \u00a9 Jan R Olsen<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: The blue Steindalsbreen glacier dipping into the lake at about 500 metres\/1600 ft altitude at Steindalen in Storfjord (Lyngen Alps) \u00a9 William Copeland<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-small-treasures-of-history-dot-the-magnificent-landscape\">Small treasures of history dot the magnificent landscape<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One comes to Lyngenfjord for the majestic landscape, for the northern lights, the fun skiing and cycling. However, the careful observer also stops at the small museums and historic points. The church of Skjerv\u00f8y from 1721 and the one in&nbsp; Lyngen from about 1785 are modest buildings with charming interiors. The old trading post of Havnnes survived the war by sheer luck, and the old houses enjoy a magnificent setting between fjords and peaks. T\u00f8rfos Kven farm is a memory of 18<sup>th<\/sup> c. Kven settlement. &nbsp;In Skibotn, the old houses remind of the Skibotn market, where traders from three countries gathered for centuries. The Holmenes Sami Farm shows the Sea Sami lifestyle from the 19<sup>th<\/sup> c. \u201cSkith\u00e6lvetesk\u00e5ken\u201d (\u201cthe @%&amp; shack\u201d) tells a tragi-comical story from the post-war reconstruction era. &nbsp;<\/p>\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\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\tPractical about Lyngenfjord\n\t\t\t<\/h3><div class=\"t2-accordion wp-block-t2-accordion\" data-allow-multiple=\"1\" role=\"list\"><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-lyngenfjord?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhere is Lyngenfjord?\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-lyngenfjord?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tLyngenfjord is a big fjord system east of Troms\u00f8, at around 70 degrees north. It consists of the municipalities Lyngen, Storfjord, K\u00e5fjord, Skjerv\u00f8y and Nordreisa. Skjerv\u00f8y and Storslett are small towns in the area, and Lyngseidet, Olderdalen, Skibotn and Hatteng are larger villages. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><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=\"how-do-i-get-to-lyngenfjord?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHow do I get to Lyngenfjord?\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=\"how-do-i-get-to-lyngenfjord?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tThere is an airport in S\u00f8rkjosen (SOJ), near Storslett. This is frequented by the smaller propeller planes of the Wider\u00f8e Airline. The nearest larger airport is found in Troms\u00f8 (TOS). From here, buses go to various locations in the Lyngenfjord area. Some people also use the Alta Airport (ALF), this is particularly true for travellers to Nordreisa\/Storslett. Hurtigruten, the legendary shipping line, calls at Skjerv\u00f8y. The outer coastal areas, most notably Skjerv\u00f8y, also have a catamaran connection with Troms\u00f8. For the best tips, consult the Visit Lyngenfjord website. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><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-do-i-stay-in-lyngenfjord?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-2\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhere do I stay in Lyngenfjord?\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=\"where-do-i-stay-in-lyngenfjord?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tLyngenfjord has small hotels, small resorts, campsites and simpler accommodation. Visit Lyngenfjord lists it all at their complehensive website. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><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-season-is-best-for-visiting-lyngenfjord?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-3\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhat season is best for visiting Lyngenfjord?\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=\"what-season-is-best-for-visiting-lyngenfjord?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tThat all depends on your tastes. The fabulous Midnight Sun period is good for hiking and sightseeing in a wonderful landscape. In the Autumn, the Autumn colours invite to lovely hikes, and the Northern Lights are back with a bang from around mid-September (can be spotted from mid-August). The months around Mid-Winter are prime Northern Lights season, in combination with excursion in the snow. 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