{"id":1676,"date":"2019-10-16T15:39:03","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T13:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/?post_type=destination&#038;p=1941"},"modified":"2025-09-01T11:20:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T11:20:27","slug":"bodo-and-salten","status":"publish","type":"destination","link":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/destinasjon\/bodo-and-salten\/","title":{"rendered":"Bod\u00f8 and Salten"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-ingress\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vnn__ingress\">\n\t\t\t\tThe European Capital of Culture 2024, Bod\u00f8, is found in a landscape of endless variety just north of the Arctic Circle. \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bodo-is-the-meeting-point-of-the-coast\">Bod\u00f8 is the meeting point of the coast<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Vibrant and lively Bod\u00f8 is the heart of the Salten region, as well as Northern Norway\u2019s second city. This is the place to walk the streets, have coffee in chic coffee bars, dine in a good restaurant and go shopping. Photographers go out on the breakwater or even to the little Nyholm fortress to see the centre with some distance with the peaks of the B\u00f8rvasstindan in the backround, or go up the steps to the hill of R\u00f8nvikfjellet to see the city from above. Streetwalkers also get stunned at the unusual street art, turning up in unexpected places.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-boat-tour todo-hiking todo-natural-highlights todo-watersports todo-wildlifesafari facilities-family-friendly facilities-sustainable-travel season-autumn season-spring season-summer region-salten region-helgeland region-lofoten region-vesteraalen malgrupper-bucket-list-betty malgrupper-culture-lover malgrupper-heritage-explorer malgrupper-local-insider malgrupper-nature-lover wp-block-t2-featured-single-post\">\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\/bodo-is-a-hub-for-memorable-travel-experiences\/\">\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: 33% 66%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Haen-JHF-2-768x433.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tBod\u00f8 og Salten\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Bod\u00f8 &#8211; your gateway to the most refreshing and beautiful coastline<\/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>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-downtown-bodo-was-rebuilt-after-wwii-bombing\">Downtown Bod\u00f8 was rebuilt after WWII bombing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The 27<sup>th<\/sup> of May 1940, as the Nazi invaders were tightening their grip on Norway, Bod\u00f8 was still in allied hands. As a punishment, the city was bombed by German planes, and almost the entire downtown and port area burned, as well as much of the residential areas. After the war, the city was rebuilt in modern lines, the style we can reconstruction style. Despite limited funds, the architects managed to give the city a simple, beautiful expression of modernity. A walk around town is thus a meeting with modernist architecture from the optimistic post-war era. &nbsp;<\/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\/002387_Ernst-Furuhatt_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1920x1301\">\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\/002387_Ernst-Furuhatt_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" alt=\"Concert in the mighty space of the Bod\u00f8 Cathedral \u00a9 Ernst Furuhatt\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/002387_Ernst-Furuhatt_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"Concert in the mighty space of the Bod\u00f8 Cathedral \u00a9 Ernst Furuhatt\" \/>\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\/002795_Tore-Sch-ning-Olsen_www.nordnorge.com_-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"1709x2560\">\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\/002795_Tore-Sch-ning-Olsen_www.nordnorge.com_-768x1150.jpg\" alt=\"The City Hall Tower is both modern and traditional \u00a9 Tore Sch\u00f6ning Olsen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/002795_Tore-Sch-ning-Olsen_www.nordnorge.com_-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"The City Hall Tower is both modern and traditional \u00a9 Tore Sch\u00f6ning 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\/2020\/08\/008941_Kent-Even-Grundstad_-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"1709x2560\">\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\/008941_Kent-Even-Grundstad_-768x1150.jpg\" alt=\"The free-standing bell tower of the cathedral \u00a9 Kent Even Grundstad\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/008941_Kent-Even-Grundstad_-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"The free-standing bell tower of the cathedral \u00a9 Kent Even Grundstad\" \/>\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\/003684_Richard-J.-Varga_BL-GK-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"1707x2560\">\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\/003684_Richard-J.-Varga_BL-GK-768x1152.jpg\" alt=\"Northern Lights over Bod\u00f8 \u00a9 Richard Varga\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/003684_Richard-J.-Varga_BL-GK-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Northern Lights over Bod\u00f8 \u00a9 Richard Varga\" \/>\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: Concert in the mighty space of the Bod\u00f8 Cathedral \u00a9 Ernst Furuhatt<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: The City Hall Tower is both modern and traditional \u00a9 Tore Sch\u00f6ning Olsen<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: The free-standing bell tower of the cathedral \u00a9 Kent Even Grundstad<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Northern Lights over Bod\u00f8 \u00a9 Richard Varga<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bodo-cathedral-and-the-city-hall-are-modernist-icons-in-bodo\">Bod\u00f8 Cathedral and the city hall are modernist icons in Bod\u00f8<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe the most remarkable of the reconstruction buildings is the 1956 Bod\u00f8 Cathedral. It enjoys a commanding position above the main street, and is a modern concrete interpretation of the early Christian basilica. With some luck you might be able to hear the carillon from the free-standing belfry. Next to it is the city hall, which again is a modern interpretation, this time of renaissance city halls. It thus has a free-standing clock tower, communicating with that of the cathedral next door. Go indoor and have a look at the staircase<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bodo-was-a-hot-spot-in-the-cold-war\">Bod\u00f8 was a hot spot in the cold war<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1960, an American U2 (no, not that Irish band..) plane took off from Pakistan, with the intention of photographing USSR military installations. It was supposed to land in Bod\u00f8, but was shot down near Sverdlovsk (now Jekaterinburg) on the way. This caused a major stir-up between the US and the Soviet Union, and Bod\u00f8 was the focus of international media attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-2\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/005730_Rune-Nilsen_www.visitbodo.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1920x1110\">\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\/005730_Rune-Nilsen_www.visitbodo.com_.jpg\" alt=\"Military aviation history.... \u00a9 Rune Nilsen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/005730_Rune-Nilsen_www.visitbodo.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"Military aviation history.... \u00a9 Rune Nilsen\" \/>\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\/005731_Rune-Nilsen_www.visitbodo.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1920x1214\">\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\/005731_Rune-Nilsen_www.visitbodo.com_-768x486.jpg\" alt=\"...and civilian \u00a9 Rune Nilsen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/005731_Rune-Nilsen_www.visitbodo.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"...and civilian \u00a9 Rune Nilsen\" \/>\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: Military aviation history&#8230;. \u00a9 Rune Nilsen<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: &#8230;and civilian \u00a9 Rune Nilsen<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-the-air-was-conquered-is-explained-in-the-aviation-museum\">How the air was conquered is explained in the Aviation Museum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about the U2 incident, go visit the Norwegian Aviation Museum. This museum presents the whole history of flying in Norway. Roald Amundsen\u2019s flights across the North Pole by plane and airship, the woman pioneer Gidsken Jakobsen, the building up a of a Norwegian air force in exile&nbsp; during WWII, the cold war and the development of civilian aviation until now are among the themes presented. Plane geeks will love seeing all the planes exhibited in the big hall, lovers of history will deepen their understanding of the 20<sup>th<\/sup> C. and kids of all ages will love the flight simulator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bodosjoen-has-many-sights-in-scenic-surroundings\">Bod\u00f8sj\u00f8en has many sights in scenic surroundings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>3 km from the centre, Bod\u00f8sj\u00f8en is a residential and forest area with commanding views of the B\u00f8rvasstindan on the other side of the Saltfjord. A gem in Bod\u00f8sj\u00f8en is the Bodin church from the early 13<sup>th<\/sup>c, with a baroque bulb turret on top. Some sculptures survive from the middle ages, and the altar as well as the pulpit are made in a decorated 17<sup>th<\/sup>. C. baroque. Next to it, the Galleri Bod\u00f8g\u00e5rd is a gallery of contemporary art. In addition there is the Nordland Museum, with a collection of old houses from the Salten 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-artikler todo-archeology-and-early-history todo-architecture todo-art todo-coastal-culture todo-culture-and-history todo-festivals todo-sapmi-culture todo-vikings facilities-sami facilities-sustainable-travel season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-salten malgrupper-bucket-list-betty malgrupper-culture-lover malgrupper-culture-specialist malgrupper-expedition-planner malgrupper-heritage-explorer malgrupper-local-insider malgrupper-modernist malgrupper-nature-lover malgrupper-slow-traveller malgrupper-sport-eventer 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\/bodo-2024-european-capital-of-culture\/\">\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\/12\/Bodo2024_Foto_Dan_Mariner_16-768x512.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\tBod\u00f8 og Salten\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Bod\u00f8 2024 &#8211; European Capital of Culture<\/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-coastal-culture todo-culture-and-history facilities-family-friendly facilities-groups facilities-sustainable-travel season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-salten malgrupper-culture-lover malgrupper-culture-specialist wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/kjerringoy-a-cultural-paradise-outside-of-bodo\/\">\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=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Kjerring\u00f8y7-foto-Ernst-Furuhatt.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tBod\u00f8 og Salten\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Kjerring\u00f8y is a cultural gem outside of  Bod\u00f8<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tCoastal Culture\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-northern-lights facilities-family-friendly facilities-groups facilities-universal-accessibility season-winter region-salten malgrupper-bucket-list-betty malgrupper-culture-lover 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\/experience-the-mild-winter-city-of-bodo-under-the-northern-lights\/\">\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=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/002548_Reidar-Hernes_www.nordnorge.com_Bodoe-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tBod\u00f8 og Salten\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Experience the mild winter city of Bod\u00f8 under the Northern lights<\/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>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-new-jekt-trade-museum-sums-up-northern-norwegian-history\">The new Jekt Trade Museum sums up Northern Norwegian history<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The proud Anna Karoline from 1876 is the last <em>jekt<\/em> in the north. A <em>jekt<\/em> is a freight ship, meant to transport dried fish to Bergen for the international markets. Once, there were some 200 making the journey to Bergen, providing a lifeline for the national economy, but also bringing luxury goods as well as intellectual impulses to our remote, Northern region. A tour of the <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/norwegian-jekt-trade-museum-shows-400-years-of-history-from-northern-norways-golden-age\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Jekt Trade Museum (opens in a new tab)\">Jekt Trade Museum<\/a> is thus a key to understanding the history of the north.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kjerringoy-trading-post-is-the-queen-of-the-trading-posts\">Kjerring\u00f8y trading post is the queen of the trading posts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A trading post is the point of operation for a Northern Norwegian tradesman. He (or in this case, she\u2026) would buy fish from the fishermen, have it transported to Bergen and beyond, import flour, coffee, sugar and luxury articles and sell it locally. As the fish trade was booming in the 19<sup>th<\/sup> C, the merchants got very rich. No trading post was richer than <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/kjerringoy-a-cultural-paradise-outside-of-bodo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Kjerring\u00f8y (opens in a new tab)\">Kjerring\u00f8y<\/a>, which is very apparent in the grand-style wooden buildings and the rich interiors. Taking the trip out of Bod\u00f8 to Kjerring\u00f8y is thus a must.<\/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-culture-and-history todo-eat-and-stay todo-food-in-northern-norway region-salten malgrupper-culture-specialist wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/local-delicacies-are-only-a-ferry-ride-away-at-kjerringoy\/\">\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=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/534453522-768x490.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tBod\u00f8 og Salten\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Local Delicacies are only a ferry ride away at Kjerring\u00f8y<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tFood in Northern Norway\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler facilities-family-friendly facilities-groups season-summer region-salten region-helgeland region-lofoten region-ofoten region-vesteraalen malgrupper-culture-lover malgrupper-expedition-planner 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\/travel-with-the-locals-in-nordland\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 66% 55%;\" 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\/04\/Travel-Pass-Nordland-768x512.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tBod\u00f8 og Salten\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Travel with the locals in Nordland<\/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-participate-on-a-guided-tour-at-kjerringoy\">Participate on a guided tour at Kjerring\u00f8y<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The guides at Kjerring\u00f8y are highly trained and skillful. On their tour, you get to see the living quarters of the merchant family, with a wall-paper printed 17 times in Paris costing the equivalent of a freight ship. The contrast to the modesty of the \u201ccommon people\u2019s\u201d quarters is striking. The shop, the bakery, the boat houses and all the other buildings complete the image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-spend-more-time-at-kjerringoy\">Spend more time at Kjerring\u00f8y<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Kjerring\u00f8y is the favourite excursion point for Bod\u00f8ites in Summer. They come here to buy cheese from the little cheese factory, to look at art in the Zahlfj\u00f8sen gallery, study the paintings of popular artist Karl Erik Harr in his gallery and to walk on the beach and have a good time. Coming here requires a short ferry crossing, which makes the place feel like far away from the city, even if the distance is short.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-3\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/002395_Ernst-Furuhatt_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1920x1211\">\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\/002395_Ernst-Furuhatt_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" alt=\"Saltstraumen, the strongest tidal current in the World. Photo: Ernst Furuhatt\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/002395_Ernst-Furuhatt_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"Saltstraumen, the strongest tidal current in the World. Photo: Ernst Furuhatt\" \/>\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\/002835_Vebjoern-Karlsen_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1920x1278\">\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\/002835_Vebjoern-Karlsen_www.nordnorge.com_-768x511.jpg\" alt=\"Diving into the current \u00a9 Vebj\u00f8rn Karlsen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/002835_Vebjoern-Karlsen_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"Diving into the current \u00a9 Vebj\u00f8rn Karlsen\" \/>\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\/2025\/08\/VisitBodo_KarolineOAPettersen252-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"1707x2560\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/VisitBodo_KarolineOAPettersen252-768x1152.jpg\" alt=\"Saltstraumen. Photo: Karoline O. A, Pettersen \/ Visit Bod\u00f8\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/VisitBodo_KarolineOAPettersen252-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Saltstraumen. Photo: Karoline O. A, Pettersen \/ Visit Bod\u00f8\" \/>\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: Saltstraumen, the strongest tidal current in the World. Photo: Ernst Furuhatt<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Diving into the current \u00a9 Vebj\u00f8rn Karlsen<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Saltstraumen. Photo: Karoline O. A, Pettersen \/ Visit Bod\u00f8<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-saltstraumen-is-a-natural-wonder-giving-4-spectacles-a-day\">Saltstraumen is a natural wonder giving 4 spectacles a day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Saltfjord is a huge fjord system, reaching 80 km inland, under different names. However, near the mouth there is a passage that is both shallow and narrow. You could compare it with all 90&nbsp;000 football fans at Wembley Stadium trying to get out through a single door after the match. When the tide comes in, there is simply way too much water pressing its way through the narrows. A fantastic spectacle of whirlpools can be observed from the cliffs on the shore as the water rushes through in 10 to 15 knots. Go there on your own, possibly with a fishing rod, or take a RiB tour into the whirlpools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-borvasstindan-mountains\">The B\u00f8rvasstindan mountains<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Rising up 1177 metres from the Saltstraumen current are the majestic peaks of the B\u00f8rvasstindan range. They are split in two sections, the eastern and western range. You see them clearly from the city of Bod\u00f8, but for many that is not enough.The peaks are a full-day excursion, but absolutely feasible for anyone in regular shape. If you&#8217;re not up to such an feat, a hike through the \u00c5selidalen valley gets you really close to the peaks. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-3\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/002415_Ernst-Furuhatt_www.nordnorge.com_-1.jpg\" data-size=\"1920x1349\">\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\/002415_Ernst-Furuhatt_www.nordnorge.com_-1.jpg\" alt=\"Helligv\u00e6r is an island community outside Bod\u00f8 \u00a9 Ernst Furuhatt\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/002415_Ernst-Furuhatt_www.nordnorge.com_-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"Helligv\u00e6r is an island community outside Bod\u00f8 \u00a9 Ernst Furuhatt\" \/>\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\/002378_Ernst-Furuhatt_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1920x1236\">\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\/002378_Ernst-Furuhatt_www.nordnorge.com_-768x494.jpg\" alt=\"L\u00f8p is an old farm, where the main building was constructed in stages through the 18th c. \u00a9 Ernst Furuhatt\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/002378_Ernst-Furuhatt_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"L\u00f8p is an old farm, where the main building was constructed in stages through the 18th c. \u00a9 Ernst Furuhatt\" \/>\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\/002533_Roger-Johansen_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1920x1280\">\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\/002533_Roger-Johansen_www.nordnorge.com_-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Heading under the Salstraumen bridge with the B\u00f8rvasstindan peaks in the background \u00a9 Roger Johansen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/002533_Roger-Johansen_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"Heading under the Salstraumen bridge with the B\u00f8rvasstindan peaks in the background \u00a9 Roger Johansen\" \/>\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: Helligv\u00e6r is an island community outside Bod\u00f8 \u00a9 Ernst Furuhatt<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: L\u00f8p is an old farm, where the main building was constructed in stages through the 18th c. \u00a9 Ernst Furuhatt<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Heading under the Salstraumen bridge with the B\u00f8rvasstindan peaks in the background \u00a9 Roger Johansen<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-take-the-boat-to-vaeran-the-island-communities\">Take the boat to \u201cV\u00e6ran\u201d \u2013 the island communities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For the 18 inhabitants of the island of Giv\u00e6r or the 40 ones living on Landegode, life is very different from Bod\u00f8 city. It\u2019s all about fishing, with a bit of sheep farming on the side. There is, however, a boat route making a loop between the islands. You can do a tour of the islands without getting off anywhere, or you can go out in the morning, spend the day on the islands and go back in the afternoon. Bring a packed lunch and plenty of clothes, and have a day somewhere you though you\u2019d never go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-explore-the-salten-region\">Explore the Salten Region<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bod\u00f8 is the centre of the region of Salten, going from the Arctic Circle in the south to the Tysfjord in the north. The Saltfjellet mountain range creates a barrier in the south, with towering mountains and the big Svartisen icecap. To the east, the Scandinavian keel range with summits up to 1900 metres of altitude. This region has a long coast with thousands of islands, islets and skerries. On the bigger islands and the mainland, mountains rise more than 1000 metres up. This landscape has many aspects, wild, weather-beaten and raw at some point, green, fertile and welcoming at other locations. The variety is endless, and there is something new around every bend.<\/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\/003563_Jiri-Kacor_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1920x1285\">\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\/003563_Jiri-Kacor_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" alt=\"Summer turns into autumn in Salten \u00a9 Jiri Kacor\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/003563_Jiri-Kacor_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"Summer turns into autumn in Salten \u00a9 Jiri Kacor\" \/>\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\/002846_Terje-Rakke-Nordic-Life_www.nordnorge.com_-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"1686x2560\">\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\/002846_Terje-Rakke-Nordic-Life_www.nordnorge.com_-768x1166.jpg\" alt=\"The Gildesk\u00e5l old church dates from the early 12th c.\u00a9 Terje Rakke\/Nordic Life\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/002846_Terje-Rakke-Nordic-Life_www.nordnorge.com_-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"The Gildesk\u00e5l old church dates from the early 12th c.\u00a9 Terje Rakke\/Nordic Life\" \/>\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\/002856_Ernst-Furuhatt_www.nordnorge.com_-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"1720x2560\">\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\/002856_Ernst-Furuhatt_www.nordnorge.com_-768x1143.jpg\" alt=\"The yellow balcony represents jealosy at the Hamsun Centre \u00a9 Ernst Furuhatt\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/002856_Ernst-Furuhatt_www.nordnorge.com_-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"The yellow balcony represents jealosy at the Hamsun Centre \u00a9 Ernst Furuhatt\" \/>\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\/002452_Helge-Groenmo_www.nordnorge.com_-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"1856x2560\">\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\/002452_Helge-Groenmo_www.nordnorge.com_-768x1059.jpg\" alt=\"Paddling under the B\u00f8rvasstindan \u00a9 Helge Gr\u00f8nmo\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/002452_Helge-Groenmo_www.nordnorge.com_-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Paddling under the B\u00f8rvasstindan \u00a9 Helge Gr\u00f8nmo\" \/>\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: Summer turns into autumn in Salten \u00a9 Jiri Kacor<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: The Gildesk\u00e5l old church dates from the early 12th c.\u00a9 Terje Rakke\/Nordic Life<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: The yellow balcony represents jealosy at the Hamsun Centre \u00a9 Ernst Furuhatt<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Paddling under the B\u00f8rvasstindan \u00a9 Helge Gr\u00f8nmo<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-fleinvaer-refugium-gives-you-time-to-think\">The Fleinv\u00e6r Refugium gives you time to think<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Fleinv\u00e6r is a cluster of hundreds of low islands south of Bod\u00f8. Here, a number of simple, modern wooden-clad cabins melt seamlessly into the stark, weather-beaten scenery. The programme out here is simple; think, watch the birds fly by, go for a walk on the S\u00f8rv\u00e6r island, turn off your mobile and relax. The architect project has caused great interest internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-gildeskal-has-the-oldest-church-in-northern-norway\">Gildesk\u00e5l has the oldest church in Northern Norway<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most scenic areas near Bod\u00f8 is Gildesk\u00e5l. Towering mountains, a myriad of islands and friendly farmland along the coasts; the landscape is endlessly varied and very green. The old church of Gildesk\u00e5l was maybe built around 1120-30, and is the oldest one in Northern Norway. Another attraction is the viewpoint at Ureddplassen, from where you spot both the Lofoten islands and for about a month the Midnight Sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-saltdal-is-the-hotspot-of-summer\">Saltdal is the hotspot of summer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When those summery heatwave come in from the East, the highest temperatures in the north are measured in Saltdal. The glacier-covered mountains protect against humidity from the sea, and chances of clear skies and good weather are very good. Forest hiking is particularly good in this dry summer climate, and if you do the walk up the Junkerdalen Valley, you can study lillies and orchids that enjoy the dry, sunny climate.<\/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-eat-and-stay todo-unique-accommodations season-summer region-salten malgrupper-culture-lover malgrupper-nature-lover wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-6\" 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\/storjord-hotel-is-norways-smallest-hotel\/\"><\/a>\n<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 52% 65%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-1-1 wp-block-t2-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"980\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/9066b521a5cef781efad0654685b073b.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;S&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>Storjord Hotel is Norway\u2019s smallest hotel<\/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\tBod\u00f8 og Salten\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-culture-and-history todo-festivals season-summer region-salten malgrupper-culture-lover malgrupper-friendship-bonder wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-6\" 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\/the-nordland-music-festival-offers-music-in-spectacular-surroundings\/\"><\/a>\n<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 51% 69%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-1-1 wp-block-t2-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"799\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/c13bd8ccb15186b60470aa4659acfd0c.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;T&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>The Nordland Music Festival offers music in spectacular surroundings<\/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\tBod\u00f8 og Salten\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sulitjelma-is-the-old-mining-town-in-the-wilderness\">Sulitjelma is the old mining town in the wilderness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For much of the 20<sup>th<\/sup> c., Sultijelma, between the Saltfjord and the Swedish border, was an active mining community, exporting copper and sulphur. Now, the mines are closed and the railway converted to a regular road. However, the local architecture bear witness to the riches earned from the mountains. The old mining village of Jakobsbakken is particularly pretty on an altitude of 600 metres. You can participate in a guided tour through the mines. Equally stunning are the hikes you can make to the surrounding mountains, from short walk to climbing the highest mountain in the area, Suliskongen, at 1908 metres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-steigen-is-an-old-centre-for-northern-norway\">Steigen is an old centre for Northern Norway<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A drive through the 8 km long Steigen Tunnel is a drive from untouched, dark, forested wilderness to green, open and welcoming landscapes under impressive peaks. <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/engeloya-an-ancient-city-in-northern-norway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Engel\u00f8ya Island (opens in a new tab)\">Engel\u00f8ya Island<\/a> is the old centre, and the medieval stone church here is surrounded by remnants from the Viking and iron age. The big Sigarshaugen mound is where Northern Norwegians gathered to make the decisions in the Viking age. Nearby, at Moa, you can clearly see the remnants of houses in a circle. Maybe this was a military camp in the iron age? No traces of everyday life have been found here,<\/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-eat-and-stay todo-unique-accommodations season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-salten malgrupper-modernist malgrupper-nature-lover malgrupper-romantic-indulger malgrupper-slow-traveller malgrupper-unplugger 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\/manshausen-offers-steigens-natural-beauty-through-a-cabin-window\/\">\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% 66%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/nordlysman4-1024x642-768x482.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tBod\u00f8 og Salten\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Manshausen offers Steigen&#8217;s natural beauty through a cabin window<\/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 class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-archeology-and-early-history todo-culture-and-history todo-vikings season-summer region-salten malgrupper-culture-lover 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\/the-steigen-sagaspill-tells-the-tale-of-norways-romeo-and-juliette\/\">\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=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/b84c636e775e93140f2738ae27fb1369-768x514.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tBod\u00f8 og Salten\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>The Steigen Sagaspill tells the tale of Norway&#8217;s Romeo and Juliette<\/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\tVikings\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-culture-and-history todo-worldwar2 season-summer region-salten malgrupper-culture-specialist malgrupper-heritage-explorer wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/batterie-dietl-had-the-largest-land-based-guns-in-the-world\/\">\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=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/SEF1485-768x525.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tBod\u00f8 og Salten\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Batterie Dietl had the largest land based guns in the World<\/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>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-batterie-dietl-was-built-for-enormous-cannons\">Batterie Dietl was built for enormous cannons<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>During WWII, the occupying forces built a stronghold on an island off Steigen, called <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Batterie Dietl (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/batterie-dietl-had-the-largest-land-based-guns-in-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\">Batterie Dietl<\/a>. This was done with the help of slave labour from the Soviet Union, who suffered an appalling mortality. Today, you can participate on a guided tour through the premises, and see both living quarter and the bases of enormous cannons that once guarded the sea route to the iron ore port of Narvik from allied attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hamsunsenteret-is-a-vertical-insult\">Hamsunsenteret is a \u201cvertical insult\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hamar\u00f8y is a green and fertile peninsula amid majestic mountains, filled with light, leafy forest and farmland. In this pleasant landscape, the <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-hamsun-centre-is-a-battlefield-of-invisible-forces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Hamsunsenteret  (opens in a new tab)\">Hamsunsenteret <\/a>(Hamsun centre) crashes with its dark, slightly askew, and vertical shape, deemed \u201ca vertical insult\u201d by the Northern painter Karl Erik Harr. Controversial, yes endlessly interesting, and uncompromisingly surprising, this building does something highly original; it interprets the books of Nobel prize laureate Knut Hamsun through its shapes, its windows, its staircase, balconies and countless other aspects. Refreshingly simple, even those who have never read a Hamsun book will be delighted. Or maybe provoked?<\/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-architecture todo-art todo-culture-and-history facilities-family-friendly season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-salten malgrupper-culture-lover malgrupper-culture-specialist wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-hamsun-centre-is-a-battlefield-of-invisible-forces\/\">\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: 53% 64%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/006104_Kjell-Fredrikesen_Hamsuns-rike-768x483.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tBod\u00f8 og Salten\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>The Hamsun Centre is a Battlefield of invisible forces<\/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-archeology-and-early-history todo-vikings facilities-groups season-autumn season-summer region-salten malgrupper-culture-lover 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\/engeloya-an-ancient-city-in-northern-norway\/\">\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=\"367\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/D8E2268-1-768x367.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tBod\u00f8 og Salten\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Engel\u00f8ya&#8217;s ancient past is laid bare on this Northern Norwegian Island<\/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\tVikings\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-eat-and-stay todo-food-in-northern-norway region-salten malgrupper-culture-specialist malgrupper-heritage-explorer wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/mosbrom-flatbread-is-a-staple-in-steigen\/\">\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=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003299c3f68774013e29c01e77a884f6-768x514.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tBod\u00f8 og Salten\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>M\u00f8sbr\u00f8m flatbread is a staple in Salten<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tFood in Northern Norway\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tranoy-lighthouse-overlooks-the-lofoten-islands\">Tran\u00f8y lighthouse overlooks the Lofoten Islands<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Another Hamar\u00f8y tower is the <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/aktivitet\/tranoy-lighthouse-offers-a-360-degree-vestfjord-panorama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Tran\u00f8y lighthouse (opens in a new tab)\">Tran\u00f8y lighthouse<\/a> at the western, outer end of the peninsula. Dramatically situated on a cluster of skerries facing the Lofoten Islands, it is a photographer\u2019s dream. Walk on the jetty out there, go on a guided tour on the island, have lunch in the converted boat house and just look around. Beware of angry terns. You can also stay the night in the old lighthouse keepers\u2019 quarters.<\/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\/2025\/08\/VisitBodo_KarolineOAPettersen49-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"2560x1707\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/VisitBodo_KarolineOAPettersen49-2048x1365.jpg\" alt=\"Tran\u00f8y. Photo: Karoline O. A, Pettersen \/ Visit Bod\u00f8\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/VisitBodo_KarolineOAPettersen49-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Tran\u00f8y. Photo: Karoline O. A, Pettersen \/ Visit Bod\u00f8\" \/>\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\/2025\/08\/VisitBodo_KarolineOAPettersen197-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"1707x2560\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/VisitBodo_KarolineOAPettersen197-768x1152.jpg\" alt=\"Mannshausen. Photo: Karoline O. A, Pettersen \/ Visit Bod\u00f8\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/VisitBodo_KarolineOAPettersen197-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Mannshausen. Photo: Karoline O. A, Pettersen \/ Visit Bod\u00f8\" \/>\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\/Martin-Losvik-20161222-DSC04496-112.jpg\" data-size=\"1199x800\">\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\/Martin-Losvik-20161222-DSC04496-112-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Nordlyset danser over de lave \u00f8yene i Fleinv\u00e6r \u00a9 Martin Losvik\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Martin-Losvik-20161222-DSC04496-112.jpg\" data-caption=\"Nordlyset danser over de lave \u00f8yene i Fleinv\u00e6r \u00a9 Martin Losvik\" \/>\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\/14727466199543_Steve_King___11_Manshausen-_DSC7720.jpg\" data-size=\"576x800\">\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\/14727466199543_Steve_King___11_Manshausen-_DSC7720.jpg\" alt=\"Nordlysutsikt fra Manshausen i Steigen @ Steve King\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/14727466199543_Steve_King___11_Manshausen-_DSC7720.jpg\" data-caption=\"Nordlysutsikt fra Manshausen i Steigen @ Steve King\" \/>\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: Tran\u00f8y. Photo: Karoline O. A, Pettersen \/ Visit Bod\u00f8<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Mannshausen. Photo: Karoline O. A, Pettersen \/ Visit Bod\u00f8<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Nordlyset danser over de lave \u00f8yene i Fleinv\u00e6r \u00a9 Martin Losvik<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Nordlysutsikt fra Manshausen i Steigen @ Steve King<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-arran-museum-tells-the-story-of-the-sami-fjord-people\">The Arran museum tells the story of the Sami fjord people<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tysfjord, this majestic deep and wide fjord that almost divides Norway in two, is home to one of Europe\u2019s smallest language communities, the Lule Sami. This language is also spoken on the Swedish side of the border, by a combined 500-1000 people. The Arran (\u201cfireplace\u201d) Cultural centre has an exhibit on the unique culture around the fjord, focusing on reindeer herding, agriculture and fishing, as well as on the cultural, spiritual and religious aspects of this culture.<\/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\/008457_flightseeing.de_nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1920x1440\">\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\/008457_flightseeing.de_nordnorge.com_.jpg\" alt=\"Heading out to Tran\u00f8y lighthouse \u00a9 Flightseeing.de\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/008457_flightseeing.de_nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"Heading out to Tran\u00f8y lighthouse \u00a9 Flightseeing.de\" \/>\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\/007244_Magnus-Str-m_samisafaricamp.no_-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"1707x2560\">\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\/007244_Magnus-Str-m_samisafaricamp.no_-768x1152.jpg\" alt=\"Inside a Sami &quot;k\u00e5te&quot; - dwelling \u00a9 Magnus Str\u00f8m\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/007244_Magnus-Str-m_samisafaricamp.no_-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Inside a Sami &quot;k\u00e5te&quot; - dwelling \u00a9 Magnus Str\u00f8m\" \/>\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\/007248_Magnus-Str-m_samisafaricamp.no_-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"1707x2560\">\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\/007248_Magnus-Str-m_samisafaricamp.no_-768x1152.jpg\" alt=\"Reindeer about to the served \u00a9 Magnus Str\u00f8m\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/007248_Magnus-Str-m_samisafaricamp.no_-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Reindeer about to the served \u00a9 Magnus Str\u00f8m\" \/>\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\/EFZ6120B-1.jpg\" data-size=\"1483x800\">\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\/EFZ6120B-1-768x414.jpg\" alt=\"The foundation for gigantic cannons at Batterie Dietl \u00a9 Ernst Furuhatt\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/EFZ6120B-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"The foundation for gigantic cannons at Batterie Dietl \u00a9 Ernst Furuhatt\" \/>\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: Heading out to Tran\u00f8y lighthouse \u00a9 Flightseeing.de<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Inside a Sami &quot;k\u00e5te&quot; &#8211; dwelling \u00a9 Magnus Str\u00f8m<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Reindeer about to the served \u00a9 Magnus Str\u00f8m<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: The foundation for gigantic cannons at Batterie Dietl \u00a9 Ernst Furuhatt<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-midnight-sun-is-bodo-s-coat-of-arms\">The Midnight Sun is Bod\u00f8\u2019s coat of arms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From the 30<sup>th<\/sup> of May to the 11<sup>th<\/sup> of July, meaning for more than a month, the <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-midnight-sun-is-bodos-coat-of-arms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Midnight Sun (opens in a new tab)\">Midnight Sun<\/a> shines in Bod\u00f8. A favourite among the locals is to go up to the city mountain of R\u00f8nvikfjellet to see the sun next to the island of Landego, with the peaks of the Lofoten islands as a distant backdrop. The luxury variety is to stay take the lift to the top floor of one of the two highest hotels in Bod\u00f8 and see it all from the terrace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-the-midnight-sun-elsewhere-in-salten\">See the Midnight Sun elsewhere in Salten<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All of Salten is prime Midnight Sun territory. The island of Myken in the south sees it from about the 4<sup>th<\/sup> of June to the 8<sup>th<\/sup> of July. At Oppeid in the north, the duration is from the 26<sup>th<\/sup> of May to the 16<sup>th<\/sup> of July. However, in such a mountainous area as Salten, the sun might be hiding behind a mountain at midnight. Ask the locals where to look, be it a mountain outlook in the inland or along the fjords, or a low point along the coast. Favourite Midnight Sun photo motives include the <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/aktivitet\/tranoy-lighthouse-offers-a-360-degree-vestfjord-panorama\/\">Tran\u00f8y <\/a>Lighthouse, the Myken Lighthouse, the Ureddplassen on the Gildesk\u00e5l\/Mel\u00f8y border and the top of <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/bolga-is-one-of-nordlands-arctic-island-gems\/\">Bolga <\/a>Island. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-3\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/002584_Rune-Nilsen_www.nordnorge.com_-1.jpg\" data-size=\"1920x1280\">\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\/002584_Rune-Nilsen_www.nordnorge.com_-1.jpg\" alt=\"Midnight Sun near Bod\u00f8 \u00a9 Rune Nilsen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/002584_Rune-Nilsen_www.nordnorge.com_-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"Midnight Sun near Bod\u00f8 \u00a9 Rune Nilsen\" \/>\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\/002396_Ernst-Furuhatt_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1920x1248\">\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\/002396_Ernst-Furuhatt_www.nordnorge.com_-768x499.jpg\" alt=\"Midnight Sun over Landego Island \u00a9 Ernst Furuhatt\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/002396_Ernst-Furuhatt_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"Midnight Sun over Landego Island \u00a9 Ernst Furuhatt\" \/>\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\/002367_Bjarne-Riesto-riesto.no_www.nordnorge.com_-2.jpg\" data-size=\"1920x1233\">\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\/002367_Bjarne-Riesto-riesto.no_www.nordnorge.com_-2-768x493.jpg\" alt=\"Paddling into the sun...\u00f8h...Midnight Sun \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto riesto.no \/www.nordnorge.com\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/002367_Bjarne-Riesto-riesto.no_www.nordnorge.com_-2.jpg\" data-caption=\"Paddling into the sun...\u00f8h...Midnight Sun \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 Sun near Bod\u00f8 \u00a9 Rune Nilsen<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Midnight Sun over Landego Island \u00a9 Ernst Furuhatt<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Paddling into the sun&#8230;\u00f8h&#8230;Midnight Sun \u00a9 Bjarne Riesto riesto.no \/www.nordnorge.com<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-northern-lights-in-bodo-and-salten\">Northern Lights in Bod\u00f8 and Salten<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Positioned north of the Arctic Circle, Bod\u00f8 and the Salten region enjoys plenty of Northern Lights in the darker half of the year. Some people prefer to wait for the Northern Lights in a sky bar in a Bod\u00f8 Hotel, and with some luck you see it from the terrace dancing over the Lofoten Islands in the north west. Along the coastline of Salten, there are numerous scenic spots to wait for the Northern Lights. If you want to maximise your chances, you can go to the dry inland areas like Saltdal or Sulitjelma. Some of the fjords in the northern Salten area are also in the rain shadow and have clear skies more frequently. Both at Jakobsbakken and Bod\u00f8, Northern Lights chases are organised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mosbromlefse-is-the-sweet-favourite-of-salten\">M\u00f8sbr\u00f8mlefse is the sweet favourite of Salten<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A speciality in Salten you should not miss, is the <a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/mosbrom-flatbread-is-a-staple-in-steigen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"m\u00f8sbr\u00f8mlefse (opens in a new tab)\">m\u00f8sbr\u00f8mlefse<\/a>. A \u201clefse\u201d in this context is a little tortilla-like round, soft bread. This is filled with <em>m\u00f8sbr\u00f8m<\/em>, a mix of meltet wey cheese (\u201cbrunost\u201d) and milk or cream. Wrapped like an envelope, it gets a doll-up of sour cream, melted butter and sirup. Served warm, this yummy and rich delicacy keeps you going most of the day. Look for it in caf\u00e9s where locals go, and at every festival and event it goes without saying.<\/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 Bod\u00f8 and Salten\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-bod\u00f8?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhere is Bod\u00f8?\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-bod\u00f8?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tBod\u00f8 is found just north of the Arctic Circle in Northern Norway, in the county of Nordland. \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-is-salten?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhat is Salten?\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=\"what-is-salten?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tSalten is a region with its own character, dialect and identity in Northern Norway. It stretches from the Saltfjellet range in the south to the Tysfjord in the north, with Bod\u00f8 at its centre. \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-bod\u00f8?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-2\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHow do I get to Bod\u00f8?\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=\"how-do-i-get-to-bod\u00f8?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tBod\u00f8&#8217;s airport has frequent connections to Oslo, but also to Trondheim, Bergen and Troms\u00f8. The legendary shipping line of Hurtigruten calls at Bod\u00f8 both heading north and south. The Nordland Railway connects Bod\u00f8, Fauske and Rognan with Trondheim and Oslo. \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-around-bod\u00f8-and-salten?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-3\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHow do I get around Bod\u00f8 and Salten?\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=\"how-do-i-get-around-bod\u00f8-and-salten?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tThe railway is useful between Bod\u00f8, Fauske and Rognan. The catamaran Nordlandsekspressen connects Bod\u00f8 with coastal communities south and north of Bod\u00f8. There are local buses in Bod\u00f8 itself, and to almost any inhabited location in the Salten region. EnTur is the best website for public transport. \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-bod\u00f8-and-salten?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-4\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhere do I stay in Bod\u00f8 and Salten?\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-4\" aria-labelledby=\"where-do-i-stay-in-bod\u00f8-and-salten?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tBod\u00f8 has a great selection of mid range and first class accommodation. There is also camping and budget options, along with a youth hostel. Out of town, a number of self catering huts and holiday homes on picturesque places, campsites and holiday homes. The E6 main artery has a wide selection on mid range hotels and guesthouses catering to people on the road. \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=\"when-should-i-visit-bod\u00f8-and-salten?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-5\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhen should I visit Bod\u00f8 and Salten?\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-5\" aria-labelledby=\"when-should-i-visit-bod\u00f8-and-salten?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tMost visitors come in the lovely, bright Summer period. The Midnight Sun shines from late May to early to mid July, depending on the latitude. The coastal weather can be a bit of a lottery, but the inland valleys are dry and sunny with temperatures frequently passing the +25C mark. Mountain hikes, kayaking, visiting museums and attractions that all have extended open hours, fishing\u2026 there is plenty to do, and in the Norwegian school holiday from Mid Summer to early August, you have plenty of company. This is particularly true the first three weeks of July.Mid to late August already sees tourism slowing down, and in September the mountain forest is ablaze with colours. This is a lovely time for mountain hikes and kayaking, as the water is clear and the air is fresh. October and November can be crisp a clear, or wet and windy, but now the Northern Lights are frequent on the night sky. This is also the time to meet the locals, enjoy good food and have a glass in a candle-lit bar.Mid Winter, December and January, are the depth of winter. Kjerring\u00f8y has fun pre-Christmas week-ends, and the Chrismassy atmosphere is all around. This is a time with concerts, culture and indoor togetherness.February and March have more guaranteed snow, and this is definitely the time for skiing and fun snow activities in both the city mountains around Bod\u00f8 and in the Sulitjelma area. The coastal areas are snow-clad and look fantastic, both in the daytime sunlight and in the evening blue light. The night is, however, reserved for the Northern Lights.April is when spring starts on the outermost islands and the outer coast. The weather is the best of the whole year. Go for long walks along the shore, see the rich birdlife and enjoy the first spring flowers. However, the mountain resorts have plenty of snow, and see a lot of cross country skiers. By May, spring has all Salten in its grip. 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