The Sea Sami
War memories after the Second World War
In Lyngen, the Germans realised that, geographically speaking, the area is the first natural defence barrier where it is possible to defend against a military attack from the east. The area has long fjords and high mountains.
History and religion
Elen in Storvik
In Elen's home, the door was always open and the coffee was ready. She married Peder Jensen, Per-Jensa, in Storvik. The marriage remained childless until one day they were asked to take in a foster child. Then another, and another, and another. Elen welcomed 18 children, both into her home and into her heart.
Women in Nord-Troms
Helena - hard-working crafts veteran
Helena learnt to weave at an early age and continued to weave day and night. She was widowed at an early age, and branch weaving became the lifeline for her and her children. She wove her way to a gold badge of honour as a handicraft veteran.
Women in Nord-Troms
Hanna Rivertz - a cultural centrepiece
Hanna grew up on the sheriff's farm Karnes on a model farm with agriculture, a mill, a stamping mill, a cloth press, a lime works and a nursing home for the insane.
Women in Nord-Troms
Sister Helene - municipal disinfector
Helene Suleng, Sister Helene, worked as a parish nurse, and later as a public health nurse in the large municipality of Lyngen (Storfjord, Kåfjord and Lyngen) in the period 1921-1949. She braved storms and bad weather to care for the sick or receive newborns. Her good humour and ability to communicate with everyone made her much appreciated. Helene received the King's Medal of Merit for her work in 1959.
Women in Nord-Troms
Big Aletta - indispensable in its time
She slaughtered animals, rowed fish, sewed, braided, traded, organised, healed and acted as a midwife. Alette Pedersen in Olderdalen, also known as Stor-Aletta, has been described as an indispensable woman in her time.
Women in Nord-Troms
Anne Marie - A woman of the sea
At the age of 13, she began her career as a fisherman and has since devoted her entire life to fishing. Anne Marie Eriksen from Olderfjord in Kvænangen rowed an open boat and braved wind and weather, summer and winter. She trained many a youngster in the fishing profession.
Women in Nord-Troms
Revdals-Ane - An inventive hard house
The story of Revdals-Ane could easily have passed unnoticed among the many tales of women who kept their families together, farmed, fished, harvested from nature and looked after their fellow human beings. What's special about Ane is that she did all this with just one arm.
Women in Nord-Troms
Bente Pedersen
Bente Pedersen from Skibotn has often described herself as «a North Cape cocktail». The popular author is one of Norway's bestsellers with over 200 book titles.
