Northern peoples
Duojár Hilde Marie Lund
Duodji practitioner and Sami craftswoman Hilde Marie Lund from Nordreisa makes the most beautiful products from leather, bone and beads, and has the Queen herself on her customer list. She collects the materials right outside her living room door.
Crafts and duodjiWomen in Nord-Troms
Bidos
This is a recipe for the traditional Sámi dish bidos from the Centre for Northern Peoples' Sea Sámi Kitchen.
Food and recipes
Oatmeal biscuits / Oat biscuits from Nord-Troms
These oat biscuits are made according to an old recipe from northern Troms. In a more modern version, you can add cinnamon, berries or fruit. The biscuits are great with cheese. They keep for a long time in a sealed tin.
Food and recipes
Lefser
Lefser is delicious and a natural companion to coffee. In North Troms, lefse has been baked in many variations. Secret recipes were often passed from mother to daughter. Together with flatbread, lefser was an important part of the Lofoten and Finnmark coffers' food supply.
Food and recipes
Bear hunter Aslak is a bear midwife
In the old days, food could sometimes be scarce in the spring, so sometimes people went bear hunting. Old Aslak was a well-known bear hunter, and one day he foraged up to the valley to see if there were any bears there.
Stories, legends and myths
The heather horse
For generations, the heather horse has been an important part of folk life and culture in the north. In the many Sea Sami and Kven villages, this elegant, tough and strong little horse has been a highly valued workhorse for generations.
The KvensIndustry and nature use
Mary Mikalsen Trollvik
Mary Konstanse Mikalsen Trollvik (1935-2022) from Manndalen in Kåfjord was a strong and fearless pioneer in politics and duodji.
History and religionWomen in Nord-Troms
Lien organic herb farm
The world's best beefsteak tomatoes and antioxidant-packed goji berries are grown here. Basil, chilli and tomatoes in all varieties. Through 34 years of organic herb farming at Nordnes in Kåfjord, Tom Lien has an inexhaustible amount of knowledge about useful plants from all over the world.
Food and recipes
Crispy fried cod tongues
Cod tongues are a traditional food in our area too. Here you can learn how to get your cod tongues crispy and tasty.
Food and recipes
Blood pancakes
Blood pancakes are traditional Sami food. During slaughter, the whole animal was utilised, including the blood. Here is Svein Leiros' recipe for blood pancakes the Sea Sami way.
