An intense journey through Norway's Northernmost areas - Troms and Finnmark

[@kitchenmemories-butvegan2447]

You're showing magic again. This is the wonder of the internet, that we can see places and lives through different eyes, which was unimaginable on this level before. Thank you for being here for us.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

☺☺🌲⭐⭐⭐thank you for watching too!

[@cuet3]

I can't believe the singular beauty that there is there !! I don't like the cold but I will go to the Norway for cherish those landscapes that give me peace and calm !

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Its so worth it even if it is cold :-)

[@KeithPetterson-f3w]

Hello Maria, I have watched all your videos in about 2 months time and just love them! The incredible beauty you capture and your peaceful voice give me a sense of calm and peace. I grew up in Seattle and the forest scenes remind me of home and I can understand why my Nordic ancestors emigrated there. I have lived in California since my teens, but still the forest calls to me. My name, Keith, means forest dweller in Scots Gaelic. I don’t think my mother knew that, but it is very appropriate. It always feels like home to me. I enjoy the rain I grew up with and the snow for a couple of weeks every winter and I miss that. Northern California just doesn’t have the same distinct seasons. But it is much too late to move with family and friends all rooted in the Bay Area, I am 74 now and single after losing my wife 15 years ago. I admire greatly your cinematic eye and your ability to capture beauty. That has been a thread in my own life documenting my extended family on video since 1980. As a young boy I wanted to be a TV cameraman, but the demands of raising a family changed that, but photography remains a way to express having a “good eye” for seeing beauty. In 2019 I took an expedition ship up the coast of Norway and was overwhelmed by the constant beauty! You are so lucky to live there! I think it is the most beautiful of the 31 countries I have visited! I love your videos! You are my favorite on KZbin! Please don’t stop! You give me joy! Keith Petterson

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Wow I can't believe you watched them all. That makes me so happy

[@waeraas]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1008">16:48</a> This island is called Laukøya (the locals call it Nikkeby) - and it is where my mother grew up with all her siblings. We frequently visited this island for summer vacation and on weekends, for a time away from the City (Tromsø). We still have a house there, which is owned by the family and still in frequent use. It is the one place on earth where I feel like the time stops and I am home. The serenity, the remoteness and the vicinity to both the sea and the mountains makes it a lovely place to just relax and watch the days pass. On a side note: My dad is from Hammerfest, but I havent been there for 40 odd years, and it was so nice to see it again.

[@walkingoffthebeatenpath]

I have lived both in Trømso and Kirkenes and have visited Bugøynes and Senja, what magnificent places... there is just something about the Arctic, the feeling that you are at the end of the world, so isolated and quiet. A place where your soul is at rest. Thank you for taking me there again 💙

[@belight123]

Norway's so beautiful, thank you for sharing your journey! :)

[@MarkGalbraithVideos]

Well done Maria on producing another excellent video. You have really had a wonderful tour, and it is so kind of you to devote so much of your time to enabling us all to share the journey and spectacular scenery with you. I would never have expected so much civilisation to have existed in such remote places. Norway and her people are truly remarkable.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you Mark :-). Yes it actually feels very surprising to me as well, being up there. Some of the towns date back from 1700s and the Sami people were there long before that. Tough people they must have been, surviving in that rough climate.

[@AKASHROY-i9f]

@@Mariaandtheforest Love your videos from India

[@clamlabo]

I've been to Bugøynes this 12th of December and it was amazing, with the snow and the amazing blue water. And also the northern lights ending this beautiful day

[@Mariaandtheforest]

How wonderful! You were lucky. We did not see any northern lights on our trip.

[@jaclynstewartoclair208]

Thanks for reminding me of Norway's stunning landscape. Norway is one of my favorite places in my travels.

[@RobbEsspisi]

I'm from the North, and just let me say I love your journey and the way you portrait our special place up here, Great fotography, great videography and the storytelling brings tears to my eyes every time. Wish you the absolute best on your further endeavours 💚

[@Mariaandtheforest]

That means a lot coming from a northerner! Thank you so much

[@DebbyRoad]

Beautiful video of this beautiful country! Thank you for taking us on the tour!

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you too

[@TK-rm6gr]

World is wonderful and beautiful around beautiful people like you!! I admire the way you show your amazing country!! You are a real artist!! Thank you so much for sharing the atmosphere of nature wilderness and power ❤❤❤

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you so much too! That is so kind of you, I really appreciate it

[@biaberg3448]

Så fint å se! Jeg er født i Tromsø og oppvokst med utsikt til nordenden av Senja. Men jeg har aldri vært på tur i Finnmark. Får lyst til å dra dit etter å ha sett denne videoen. 😊

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Så kult! Hyggelig at du likte videoen :-). Ja anbefaler Finnmark!. Norge er så utrolig mye forskjellig

[@RobertPate-t4s]

Thank you for sharing your travels in northern Norway. Showed it to my wife who grew up in northern Norway. Made her home sick in a good way. Now she wants to go back home.

[@nouraouni2819]

I thought I recognised some of the places in your intro, and I’m pretty sure at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1141">19:01</a> is Gildetun, Kvænangsfjellet. My family is from Kvænangen, and I was born there, although we moved when I was pretty young. Now I live in Tromsø, but I still visit my grandmother often in Sørstraumen. It is a very beautiful place, and I definitely recommend going there in the summer. It is just incredible to go on hikes in the evenings with the midnight sun, and sometimes you can even spot reindeer from quite up close. I really enjoyed this video, it was so calming and I got really absorbed in it. Hope you had a nice trip in the north, and hope you’ll visit again! 😊

[@tarjeik7162]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1220">20:20</a> but now they wanna destroy it with windmills🤯😢😩

[@Mariaandtheforest]

😢😢

[@purrsephone2904]

Beautiful scenery! I wonder what it would have been like growing up in one of those small northern villages. Thank you, Maria. :)

[@Mariaandtheforest]

I think it can be both really special and really tough honestly. At least from speaking to friends who grew up there that is my impression. Thank you so much for watching

[@AKASHROY-i9f]

@@Mariaandtheforest Love your videos Maria from India

[@biankakoettlitz6979]

It is great to live in the north of Norway, and I love that you can see or experience something beautiful all 24/7/356/al year around, if you're open to it and take live/people /condition as there are.

[@fromthecomfortofhomecooking]

Your channel is one of my favorites! I enjoy watching youtubers all over the world to see different places and you do a fantastic job of showing Norway, its majestic nature, and calmness. I also enjoy learning a little about flora whenever you touch on it in your videos! Thank you for taking the time to make these videos for us 💙 they make a difference in my life

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Wow, thank you

[@skyqueenstudios]

Congratulations on reaching 21k (1k higher since you filmed!) I am glad to still be watching your channel grow and your cinematography improving since you only had about 850 subscribers. You’re doing great, keep going 💫

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Aww, I am so thankful you have been here all along. It really means a lot to have the kind people like you following the whole journey. This life is crazy sometimes

[@idamariagrano]

Lovely video and beautiful landscapes. We explored Finnmark last month but my wish is to go there in the winter also :) Greetings from Finland!

[@carmencsorba8153]

Incredibly beautiful! I enjoyed this video very much. Thank you 🙏🏻 ❤

[@frederiquedelage1831]

I love your videos - a winter roadtrip even for work is always an adventure!! Thanks for sharing it :)

[@Squarepeg57]

Great film! I’d love to return to Norway one day! Tusen takk!

[@kedi2064]

Thank you for that poem I am grieving too so thank you for sharing and wish you well. ❤

[@amydayl3294]

Hello from North Carolina Good to see you both and WOW 😮 what a beautiful video thank you for taking me along. 🎄 ⛄

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Hello! Thank you for following along ♡♡ glad you enjoyed it

[@Mixalich27]

Damn, it’s a very strange feeling when you see your city in a video. I've lived in Kirkenes all my life, glad you visited this modest city!

[@janicestewart6116]

THANK YOU for sharing your amazing times. Do appreciate your channel! A LOT!

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Aww thank you

[@karmatik1337]

Thank you for sharing yet another beautiful video! Congratulations also on 21k!

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you so much :-)

[@AKASHROY-i9f]

@@Mariaandtheforest Love you from India

[@jacquelineferrey5778]

Oh my goodness is Gorgeous those white mountain and the Ocean and the View man oh man! Infinitive unending views ❤thank you so much I really enjoy your videos take care of yourself you guys!! God Bless!

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you too

[@chantelofeast]

I feel so lucky to have been able to visit Tromsø this past November even though it was a short, cheap flight from London. I took a trip out to Sommerøy and wow, how peaceful and serene it was. I look forward to exploring the North throughout the seasons on future trips. I was fortunate enough to discover your channel while there….I’m hooked!

[@Mariaandtheforest]

How cool! I hope you get to see more in the future then. Thank you so much for following my channel, so glad you enjoy it ❤️

[@jackiewheaton4199]

This was unbelievably beautiful! Thank you. I could watch this ne over and over again, well, at least once a year at Christmastime.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

aww, so glad you like it

[@ShahiedLuddy-bq7fv]

Extremely beautiful scenery

[@honzikkrobotu479]

Hi Maria, your previous video about north of Norway and it was wonderful. I inspired me to go for a trip to the far north in not far future. And this video made me want to go even more. You are amazing story teller. Thank you.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you so much! I hope you go

[@AKASHROY-i9f]

@@Mariaandtheforest Norway is so beautiful hope I can visit in future love from India

[@MaureenAstrid]

Congratulations 🎉 a well deserved new high point on YT. Your videos are something to look forward to. Im so grateful you take us with you on your adventures 😊 with love from the Netherlands 🇳🇱

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you so much! Lots of love and merry Christmas to you :-)

[@Tanyah-]

Currently on holiday watching this! Sitting in Kasfjord at the moment, just outside Harstad, after visiting Andoya 😊

[@Mariaandtheforest]

wonderful!

[@DrWegasOslo]

Land of The Giants !! top class video, enjoyed it from Oslo, !! hope ill travel that track soon !!

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thanks a lot! If you go you are in for an adventure ❤️

[@arctic_isolation]

I have been in (northern) Norway for three years now. I have lived in Hammerfest for 6-7 months, difficult city due to weather but it is one of my favorites. I have lived in Finnsnes. I've driven all the way around in Senja. I love this island. Is so beautiful. Now I live in Alta which is a nice arctic circle city.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Wonderful! They are all such special places. How come you move around so often? Does your work afford a lot of flexibility in that sense?

[@arctic_isolation]

@@Mariaandtheforest I work in salmon factories. Usually my contracts are not big. And I am necessarily looking for a new job. Until I find a permanent contract somewhere.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

​@@arctic_isolation​I see, nice 😊. Seems like a good way to try out living in different places and seeing where you like it the most. But I can also understand you wanting to find something more permanent. Good luck!

[@arctic_isolation]

@@Mariaandtheforest Thank you so much. I recently discovered you and was happy to see videos of places I have traveled too. Keep up the good work and the many trips to the north 😁

[@KernelPanik33]

This is second video what im watchin and is so amazing,just everything.beautyfull views,You and nature.everything on one simple video. greatings from Poland

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you so much

[@melodyl1380]

This must be one of my favorite videos out of all that you've made so far. Thank you so much for allowing us to road trip with you this way! The landscape is wondrous, but especially so seen through your artistic and appreciative eye. I'm sorry that your work is so tiring, even though I'm sure it offers a lot of rewards. Wishing you both some rest now! Happy holidays from over here in WA State, USA and much love to you both. I'm so grateful for your channel. It brings calm. 💗

[@Mariaandtheforest]

I am so glad you liked it! I struggled a lot with the edit, but so glad I did it so I can take you all along on the trip. Thank you, I guess it is like with all types of work, it has its ups and downs. So much love to you too

[@barbaramassey3787]

Beautiful video! Thank you.

[@Gamerooster51]

Very nice video and sound effects! Thanks for including us far away from this beautiful landscape!!

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you so much ♡

[@tonycronin4629]

I enjoyed this video because I have stood in the same place where you did in Senja in 2020 (Devil's Teeth and Bergsbotn utsiktsplattform) as well as climbing Hesten in the deep snow. It was fantastic to see it again and hear your wonderful description. Arctic Norway is beautiful and your videos have done it justice.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

How nice! We wanted to hike up to Segla too, but the locals adviced us not to in the snow. If I go back I hope I can find the time for that :-). Thank you, I am glad you liked it :-)

[@pattidunkin870]

A beautiful place!

[@steisen]

Hammerfest used to be the Northernmost town in the world, until Honningsvåg got its official "bystatus" in 1996, right before a change in the Norwegian laws that requires a municipality to have at least 5000 inhabitants. Snuck its way in right as the door was closing, having less than half the required number of people by today's laws, a law that went in to effect a month or so after the municipality declared its own village, a town :) Has been quite a bit of debate and argument around this, as it was one of the major tourist brandings Hammerfest used, and to this day, still uses, but less commonly.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

thank you for the good explanation!

[@debbieretzlaff2912]

The land & light resonated with my Sami dna!

[@leeannberger9043]

Wow. So beautiful

[@scottishtomte]

Beautiful travel video! <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1630">27:10</a> are those seed pods of Yellow Rattle (Rhinanthus spp., Engkallslekta in Norwegian)? People in the UK sow this species into grass-rich areas to turn them into more of a flower meadow. Not a rarity but since you mentioned your interest in botany!

[@Mariaandtheforest]

I was hoping they miiiight be the pods of Polarflokk, the rare plant we were looking for, as it was growing from where the Polarflokk leaves were in some places. I unfortunately did not film that though so the clips here is all I have to show. It might definitely also be the one you suggest, I will look at it, thank you :-)

[@markuserikssen]

That was fun to watch! Thanks for showing us around this beautiful part of Norway. I've added a few things to my list for a future trip there.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

So glad you enjoyed it! Nice! The list just gets longer the more I travel there I feel like. So much to see :-)

[@AKASHROY-i9f]

@@Mariaandtheforest Hope I can visit Norway it's so beautiful love from India

[@farah_herself]

I feel blessed for being able to witness such a vlog. It truly feels magical yet real, Lol. I mean deeply heartfelt. I’m beyond grateful for your sharing ❤ p.s. I feel like I’ve touched the places while having a grilled fish. It gave a heavenly atmosphere. My very best things, nature and fishes 💘

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you. So glad you liked it

[@SharmanSomerset]

Magic, tusen takk x

[@haraldsdaughter]

Det er så hyggelig å se og høre fra deg igjen 🙌 <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="310">5:10</a> is my most favourite part, it looks soooo peaceful and beautiful ❄️🤩 The video makes me long to move to Nordland or Troms og Finnmark 🙈 I love the music you include. It fits the video sequences so well. You have a good eye and ear for it 👍🏻 I hope you arrived home safely. What do you teach? God Jul 🎄❄️ Hilsener fra Nord-Tyskland, Svenja 👋

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Det samme! Så kult at du likte akkurat det øyeblikket, jeg syns også det var en veldig spesiell stemning der med all snøen. I feel that longing so often haha! But I also love the south where we live. So glad you like my music choices, it really takes a while! I get comments from people hating the music too so I guess its about taste as well :-). We teach wild edible plants knowledge in relation to cultural heritage :-). And we also teach paper making. We tour with two different projects basically, depending on what the municipality wants. God jul og godt nyttår

[@lisaramscar]

Magnificent wow.

[@catarinaalexandrasantos110]

I live in Hammerfest, hope you enjoyed! You should visit during the summertime and midnight sun 🤩🩷

[@Mariaandtheforest]

I would love to go back! Next time

[@ivar-22]

Wish you and your family Merry Christmas 🎄 , Maria. Happy Holidays 😊

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Same to you

[@janinafisher101]

Oh Maria, since you announced that you and Bendik were going back to the north I have been looking forward to this video, and it did not disappoint. It did not come up in my feed, but tonight I decided to look to see if you had posted anything yet, and here it was! Wow! What beautiful places you have shown us! Just an amazing tour. You are fortunate that you were able to travel to these places in your work. Senja was quite amazing. Bugøynes reminds me of so many of the tiny outports in Newfoundland on the east coast of Canada. Tromsø really is spectacular! Much larger than I would have expected, and I had never heard that it is called the "Paris of the North." You must have been so happy to get home after all that travelling and teaching. Jeg onsker deg og Bendik en God Jul og Godt Nyttar (don't know how to get the different letters on my computer - just copied and pasted your names for the towns!) and I look forward to seeing what's next for you in 2024! Thanks for a lovely year of videos!

[@Mariaandtheforest]

So glad you liked it! I have had some people say it did not come up in their feed. I think KZbin no longer shows you videos from people you follow unless the algorithm considers the video to be a good fit. If you click the bell though you will be notified I think 🤔. I feel fortunate too that I was able to see all of these places ♡♡. God jul og godt nyttår til deg også! Thank you for watching and following along in 2023♡ Lots of love from me

[@janinafisher101]

@Mariaandtheforest The ridiculous KZbin algorithms are a pain in the neck. What does IT know about a good fit? 🤦‍♀️ Really annoying. But I will keep looking for you. I mentioned you on a FB group that is for people of Norwegian descent living in North America. One person who posted was from Tromsø originally, now living in the Oslo area, so I mentioned your recent video. Perhaps others will pick up on it. 🤞 Sending lots of love and hugs and wishes for a really good 2024 for you guys! 💝💝💝🥰

[@Mariaandtheforest]

❤❤❤ thank you so much for doing that. Merry christmas!

[@janinafisher101]

@@Mariaandtheforest My pleasure!

[@Dorism541]

Amazing trip thru northern Norway. Thank you. 👏👏👏

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you for watching ♡

[@gregpatterson134]

We just found your channel and love it. My wife wondered where you got your bird print pajamas? She loved them. Thx

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Welcome! So glad you enjoy it. Its Bendiks T-shirt actually, I just stole it. He unfortunately does not remember where its from, it was a gift :-)

[@gregpatterson134]

Thx for checking. We’ll be enjoying your channel

[@stavangerflamenco5385]

inspirerende film, Maria! Bra slutt, haha!

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Takk mor

[@KeithPetterson-f3w]

Hello again Maria, I wonder if you have been to the Lofoten Islands? I thought it was one of the highlights of my trip up the Norwegian coast. Quite beautiful! And the Viking long house was amazing! By the way the videos of my wife are not easy to watch. It is amazing how impactful video of the past can be. Keith

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Hello Keith, I have not, but I really want to go there one day

[@KeithPetterson-f3w]

@@Mariaandtheforest Maria, I just now saw your latest video. I left a reply. The poem meant a lot and am so sorry for your and Bendik’s pain and loss. You’re in my thoughts, Keith

[@ronharms8214]

Wow, wonderful!

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Many thanks!

[@maumaumau59]

Wow, tusen takk for video.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Tusen takk for at du så den

Magical scenery 😊

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you so much!

[@mila_alexis]

I will be visiting Norway for the first time this month, I'm excited! How are the grape seeds used, those ones that you found in the art store?

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Honestly I have no idea, haha. That is why I found it funny. Maybe someone else here knows and can write it in the comments. Wishing you a wonderful trip to Norway!

[@mila_alexis]

@@Mariaandtheforest Thank you! I went to Bergen for a few days and it really was as magical as you showed it in one of your videos, even with the rain. Highly recommend it to others.

[@kenny2791]

Impeccable video

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you

[@annmccoy6992]

It’s obvious you really love your man. You embrace him, you lean on him, you look to him…,have you ever thought of what your life would be without him???? Would you travel? Live where you do? Travel as you do?

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Yes, he means a lot to me :-)

[@miamolin]

Wow, so beautiful places. Thank you Maria for this video. I also would like to see the same places. ❤ Have wonderful week you both. ❤ Regards from Finland countryside 🌲🎄🏠🧑‍🎄🌲 Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!❄️🤍❄️🤍❄️🤍❄️

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you dear Mia

[@Mariaandtheforest]

It is actually 03.00 in the night! The sun never sets at night in northern norway in the summer :-9 It is pretty crazy! Thank you, I am glad you liked the video

[@miamolin]

Thank you Maria! ❤️

[@kennet7837]

Looking at the release date for the video, Troms & Finnmark was a single county, but since the new year we're back to 2 counties.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Indeed

[@Blind_of_Colour]

We had a wonderful trip - in 2015? - visiting a number of towns in northern Norway in the early autumn - as part of a larger trip that also saw other major cities on the west coast. Northern places we visited included Tromsø, Kilpisjärvi (Finland), Alta, Karasjok (to see Sámi Parliament - wife and I given nice spontaneous tour by librarian) , and Honnigsvåg and we drove to Gjesvær and did some tourist hikes/stops. The people were wonderful, the scenery was great - especially the drive from Tromsø to Kilpisjärvi and the hiking around Gjesvær and Kilpisjärvi . But I'm glad we skipped Hammerfest - the claims the city makes plus all the 'polar bears' would turn me off. If you land at the airport in Yellowknife, Canada you are greeted by an out-of-place taxidermists' polar bear far far distant from where one exists but at least Yellowknife is the capital of a jurisdiction with lots of polar bears. It was really interesting to see your northern scenery with more winter snow than we saw - a special beauty of the season.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

That sounds like an amazing trip! I hope to see Karasjok one day too. I have only been to Kautokeino. Lions are also used as a coat of arms in Norway, so I don't know how accurate people were about the animals and their natural habitats when they chose these things back in the day 😂. I didn't mind it in Hammerfest, I think it makes sense given the history of the town.

[@Blind_of_Colour]

You make a really great point about lions! I hadn't thought of that. So the folks going with unicorns are taking it to another level? lol Thanks for the great thought. I'm switched on now, not turned off!

[@Mariaandtheforest]

@@Blind_of_Colour haha unicorns are for sure another level 😂😂

[@1956shad]

Thank you so much for covering Norway's Northernmost

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Would love to do it anytime, its so beautiful!

[@yyyyyyyyfggfjhgkj]

Guys what is the time of the year there? Is it spring or winter? Asking as wonder how Nordic roads would look like, how snowy / drivable they would be in winter

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Oktober! But it can be very different from year to year of course.

[@stigfloberghagenphotography]

Flott video 🙂👍

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Takk!

[@stigfloberghagenphotography]

@@Mariaandtheforest 👍

[@artistikworld4058]

Yarrow, what do you use it for?

[@Mariaandtheforest]

spice in food and also for tea :-)

[@KeithPetterson-f3w]

Many of your videos have been cut to one minute or less! What happened?? I started watching from your first videos and got to story 20 or so. I want to keep watching in order!

[@Mariaandtheforest]

That is most likely my shorts that are small snippets from my videos! The full video is still there on the channel 😊. In my playlist "vlogs" you should be able to watch from the beginning! I no longer put numbers on the videos. But maybe I should 🤔

[@rwbarhussein]

❤

[@artistikworld4058]

Would you say this is Viking country?

[@Mariaandtheforest]

No, I would say it is sami country :-)

[@bearticboy9297]

En gang ender du kanskje opp på Svalbard ;)

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Håper det!

[@ashildlvasborgersen4865]

❤❤❤

[@willywonka1854]

😍

[@artistikworld4058]

✨️💫🧚💚💛

[@artistikworld4058]

🇮🇪💚💫✨️🧚💛🧚

[@pdterre5496]

Min mormor hette Senja..

[@birkauraendahl6400]

Maria = fin natur farer

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Takk Birk! Tror det må være den snilleste kommentaren hittil!

[@mrtchaikovsky6341]

Very nice landscape but BLOODY HELL CLEAN YOUR LENS

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Next time 😜

[@ChristianTantardini]

I lived in the north and I escaped after 2 years.....

[@Mariaandtheforest]

😂

[@2wildfeet]

Nei, vi kaller Hammerfest den nordligste 'city', ikke 'town'. Og det er visstnok fordi en by er definert av en befolkning på over 10 000 som vi har! Takk for en fin tur med begge to 😀

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Ja, det sto på info-plakaten i Hammerfest "the northernmost town in the world". Så selv om jeg vet at på norsk snakker man om "by" var det jeg gikk utifra siden det var det turistinfoen hadde valgt å bruke. Men enig i at det er mye forvirring rundt språket her og at man kan argumentere for at det er den nordligste byen 😊. Ulike meninger der. I tillegg en av de eldste i nordnorge slik jeg forstår det! Veldig kult.

[@maumaumau59]

@twowildfeet9906 What's the Norwegian word you would use for a place with less than 10000 people?

[@Mariaandtheforest]

@@maumaumau59 Generally a town is "bygd" in norwegian. If it feels more like a tiny village you would call it "landsby". Its complicated though with what to call each place, some places have been named city and then gone back to town and vise versa. Also the limit to call your town a city is only 5000 inhabitants. So it can all be a bit confusing x).

[@2wildfeet]

Thanks for the question@@maumaumau59. In Norwegian it is difficult to distinguish, 'by' is used for town or city. But you could say småby eller landsby, kanskje ? Jeg vet det ikke, beklager 😂

[@2wildfeet]

Ja, det er mange forskjellige ideer. Haha, og noen få konkurrenter om tittelen! Honningsvåg tror jeg vil hevde det også@@Mariaandtheforest