The part of Norway no one goes to - Escaping to our northernmost mysterious county

[@Melanie-ei3ie2dt3u]

I can't wait, it's lovely to see you back and with a beautiful happy smile.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Aww thank you for waiting. It's really nice to be back too

[@kleinane]

Hello, Maria! Oh wow! I think it's one of the most amazing videos I've watched! So inspiring, so interesting, and absorbing! Your voice and your storytelling are just beautiful. And of course, the landscapes are breathtaking and it was really possible to feel the power of the place you've visited.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you so so much

[@EliDeNeige]

And so poetic too.

[@AKASHROY-i9f]

@@Mariaandtheforest Love your videos from India hope to meet u once

[@DCDiscovery]

❤❤❤

[@marylouise2169]

I lived in Finnmark for two years. It was magical, and the people were so friendly ❤❤

[@Mariaandtheforest]

That must have been an experience

[@PauloEgidioSilva]

We are Brazilians and we went to Norway in 2018. It was a thrilling experience and we promised ourselves to return. Thanks for sharing that and congratulations for having such a lovely place on this planet!

[@steinglorvigen2227]

Volta sempre. A minha esposa ta trabalhando em um traaler As vezes ela vou para Bjørnøya, Bear island. Fora da casa por 5 semanas, e volta 5 semanas em casa. Temos casamento no Rio de Janeiro. Grande festa na Barraca da Ana. Em frente da Ceasar Palace. Gosta muito o Rio de Janeireo. Temos saudade do Rio de Janeiro.

[@MrZOMBIE170]

I've lived in Scotland my whole life I've seen the Highland Mountain Ranges and lochs almost every day, you fail to appreciate your surroundings when you live in such a great place your whole life because its normal

[@Acewhip]

"domt til ild og bål" = "condemned to fire and flames" that must be an incredibly eerie place, with the waves and wind moving the fabric too... Chilling!

[@ruthmanning9818]

Blessings from Michigan USA. Your video came up today so when I seen your sincere beautiful smile I decided to tap your Chanel not knowing your show. Your film and music is so tender to behold. Thank You dear for sharing your Rock Beach too. I love rocks❤. I am new to your circle of fans. Nice to meet You’all. ❤️🙏🏽🌎

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you so much! Nice to have you join our little community

[@sondramoulton1394]

Thank you so very much for sharing this wonderfully beautiful part of the world in your videos! ❤

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you for watching

[@shaunhall6834]

This is what I love about youtube. Not the platform itself but the creative people using it.

[@jan-ovepedersen5764]

Thank you for visiting my home region, Finnmark. I live in the bottom of the Porsanger fjord, were climate is a lot warmer and fauna more lush and green. The coast of Finnmark is very barren that is for sure 🙂 I'm of Sami and Kveni origin, our people have been here for God know how long. For me Finnmark is the only place where I could ever live. It's great to travel and see the world, but I will always go back to the barren land far north of the polar circle, to the midnight sun and the northern light. If you ever come back to Finnmark, please visit the central and western parts as well, you will find many nice places 🙂

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you for watching too 😊. I can totally understand why you would not want to live anywhere else! And being both sami and kven you definitely have strong roots to the place as well. I will absolutely visit more places in the future. I have been to Kautokeino too and loved it.

[@kathycagg6531]

What a delicious video! I enjoyed the views of the fishing village so much and hearing the clacking of the stones under the pull of the waves. That’s a nature sound I hadn’t heard before. It was wonderful seeing you, Maria!

[@Mariaandtheforest]

So glad you liked it! I had never heard that sound either, really cool. Wonderful seeing you in the comments too :-)

[@anweshakar146]

This was genuinely one of the most refreshing videos I've watched in a long time (and trust me I watch a lot of nature videos). Your commentary throughout the whole video resonated with me so deeply. I live in a big city in India and I know exactly the special energy you're talking about when you go to a less crowded place, with vast open landscapes and the raw power of nature being demonstrated everywhere you look or turn 🪄♥️ It's profoundly healing and will forever remain so. Much respect and love 🙏🏼

[@gila1959]

What a great scenery ..i could smell the coffee and felt the rugged sand in my feet..especially with all that it happens in the world, the caos the pressure and distress Of ppl , economy , weather.. we all need a piece of heaven just to breathe..

[@MarkGalbraithVideos]

Excellent work Maria, as ever. Your narration is superb, and really brings the viewer on a journey through the landscape with you. While out of curiosity I have in the past looked at that part of the world on Google Street View, your video now brings it to life in a way I could never have imagined. Top quality viewing !

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you Mark

[@MarkGalbraithVideos]

@@Mariaandtheforest Well maybe we're both a bit strange, each in our own way Maria !! Anyway yes, I seem to have developed a bit of a fascination for border crossings (I have no idea why !....though possibly the novelty factor, given that living in an island nation we have no such land borders with other nations here), and I was searching up in that area out of curiosity to see what the Norway - Russia border crossing looks like, and indeed the area in general. My Street View virtual "travels" have also taken me to Russia's border with North Korea among other places. The single characteristic the border crossings all have in common is how oddly unremarkable they look. They all seem such lonely and desolate places, rather than the triumphant gateways to proud nations I had imagined.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

@@MarkGalbraithVideos Ah, thats interesting! The borders up here in Finnmark are strange places indeed! Bendik actually guarded the border to Russia and Finnland when he was in the military. Its not far from where we were in this video. He spent months sitting in a tower in the forest watching this desolate place 😅 . One foot across the border to Russia is a criminal offence so they have to watch out for tourists and hikers in general around that area.

[@MarkGalbraithVideos]

@@Mariaandtheforest Gosh, I had no idea it would be a criminal offence. Just as well I only did it virtually on Street View !!

[@Mariaandtheforest]

@@MarkGalbraithVideos Haha, yes thats the good thing about street view I guess 😆

[@GravityOfLife]

These are the scenes playing in my dreams when I'm sleeping.

[@MegaRetr]

This was genuinely one of the most refreshing videos I've watched in a long time 😀

[@scottperine8027]

Thank you for the kindness and taking me with you!

[@buntysvintageemporium3632]

This was such a Wonderful watch. I would dearly love to visit Norway 🇳🇴. I would feel so at home. This was so lovely of you to share this beautiful time in your life with us all. It just fills me with such Joy. Thank you Maria so much.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

I am so glad you enjoyed it! I hope you get to see it some day

[@kittyvine823]

NICE! Thank you, everyone.

[@maryrafuse3851]

So much of this looks like northern Canada and Newfoundland. Lots of love from Cape Breton Island Nova Scotia, Canada.

[@greeksandromans]

I hit LIKE and SUBSCRIBE just from that opening shot. Well done.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

thank you

[@ronelltofte1665]

Hi Maria. I live at the southern tip of Africa. I love Norway and I think it is such a beautiful country. This is the first video I discovered about Telemark and Finnmark. I was just settling in to enjoy this trip with you when you spoiled it for me with "mumbo jumbo". The sinful nature of man is on full display when they sacrifice humans to appease the "gods" . As a Christian I find such joy in the beauty of God's creation. And via my cellphone I am so blessed to go on all these wonderful journeys. Please keep on making videos about Norway since they bring MUCH JOY to your viewers. Thank you🌹

[@lucystar1216]

So beautiful and poetic. I've been looking for a video like this for awhile

[@dali-wk6oe]

Norway has such beautiful landscapes. I will never have the opportunity to go to the beautiful contry in my life, thank you your video has opened my eye.

[@Sydebern]

You can if you set your mind to it. Think about it, dream about it and make it happen if you really want to. I've been 2 times (only southern Norway, up to almost Trøndheim) and the countries nature is unbelievable. Like walking around in a fairy tale land with amazingly diverse landscapes with mountains, fjords, forests, waterfalls everywhere. Pictures and video's are good but they can never convey the feeling of actually being there.

[@graham108]

Thank you for taking me on this amazing trip to Northern Norway. It reminds me a lot of my country and how wild it can be the more Northern you venture. Blessings from Graham in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤝🇳🇴

[@YukonJack88]

As a Fellow Northerner, from The Yukon over in Canada.... I loved this meditative foray. Yes, Yes these arctic areas are so.... I've wondered about Norway's coasts and north and here you are, so generously navigating this for me. Haunting, raw beauty. I loved the caribou ..or raindeer eh... just milling around over yonder. If you have a calling, come visit us here in the Yukon, as it's so accessible and just as remote and untouched. Come for 6 weeks and use Whitehorse as your home base as you can reach so much easily from here. Take care.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Yukon has always sounded to me like a very interesting place! Thank you so much for the invitation

[@alieneiasillo7148]

What a beautiful video….thank you for sharing. I would never get to see this beautiful place, thank you again😊

[@kellihillebrand8341]

What a truly truly magical place you shared with us🌾🌊🥹 Your voice is like no other and your voice over tells of your experiences with such passion. You have amazing talent, look forward to more from you🥰

[@Mariaandtheforest]

So nice of you

[@morad5119]

Thank you Maria for a beautiful and inspiring video. Cheers from Lille, France.

[@earthmamma85]

Oh my goodness. The rocks… building blocks of my soul. I would have a hard time deciding which stone to bring back

[@Mariaandtheforest]

It was tricky indeed! A very wonderful place

[@johnevans6399]

So much like NW Scotland. Captivating, thank you.

[@Nalleman64]

So harsh, so different, so impressive and so beautiful! Nature is fantastic! ❤

[@Mariaandtheforest]

It is ♡

[@012345PG]

Thank you for posting this wonderful video. It is not so simple to reach these far north territories and it was wonderful to experience these landscapes through your lens. I’ve made it as far north as Narvik and more recently to Lulea, but don’t think I will ever get any further north than that. Thanks for sharing this.

[@loiseilers5058]

I loved the sound of the tide pulling the rocks back to the sea.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

It was wild!

[@AleksandraIvanova-ih5xb]

Thank you for this beautiful video!

[@SumNumber]

When he finally got all of the rocks out of his pockets I thought he might float away but...he didn't ! Thanks for the share . :O)

[@Mariaandtheforest]

haha!

[@BethAge95]

I've only been to Finnmark once for a day trip from Inari in Finnish Lapland, actually quite close to where you were in Bugøynes. It was winter and it was magical. Watching this really made me wanna go back. I've been missing the north for years, the last time I was in in Lapland was 2018. The north of Fennoscandia is just so special. Barren but gorgeous landscapes, the magical light in summer and in winter and definitely a special energy as well, spiritual or not.

[@TheDotDetective]

Rolling Stones…..we have a beach like this in Maine, USA. I love the sound when the water pulls away!

[@gregoryhenriksen957]

My father is from Honningsvåg. My grandfather (Bestefar) is buried in Honningsvåg. I have visited the town twice.

[@cornelisooms196]

This brings back some great memories back in the early nineties, my then girlfriend (and still good friend)lived in Kvalsund so I was able to spent some time in that area, Kirkeness, Vadso, Honningsvag, Nordkapp and Hammerfest. The landscape is majestic like the whole of Norway but the Northern part is completely different. I spent quite some time in different cabins while traveling on a snow mobile. Amazing sky in winter nights, unlimited stargazing. Anyway, love you guys travel adventures while you embrace nature at it’s deepest, I misssed it every day even though I have been in more than 130 countries and lived in a few Norway feels like home and I will go back.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

That sounds amazing

[@zakirhussain6166]

Beautiful place

[@Wild__FPV]

What an incredible journey! 🌄🇳🇴 Exploring the hidden gem of Finnmark and experiencing 24-hour sunlight must have been truly surreal. Thanks for taking us along on this adventure and welcome back! 🙌✨

[@Mariaandtheforest]

It is truly a wild place

[@AKASHROY-i9f]

@@Mariaandtheforest Love your videos from India Maria

[@nkenchington6575]

Back at uni I was seeing a girl from Tromso. I remember being in her room, and noting the lovely B&W photos she had of her hometown on the walls. "That bridge looks nice," I said, pointing to one of the photos. "Yes, many people throw themselves off it in the winter," she replied. We broke up shortly after.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thats dark for sure 🙈

[@user-kv4bz6gj4e]

Stunning landscapes everywhere. Thanks for taking us with you on your trip!. Stunning landscapes everywhere. Thanks for taking us with you on your trip!.

[@mikekennedy6228]

Thank you for this video. So beautiful. You’re a great narrator as well.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you so much!

[@rl6852]

Just beautiful and inspiring to watch. Thank you

[@Mariaandtheforest]

So glad you think so! Thank you :-)

[@aislingbooks]

This compilation of yours just sings to my heart - thank you, Maria

[@patcowley6378]

I have been to Narvik...it was a dream..a beautiful little city...ringed by steep hills with a bay in the center... So nice...so safe feeling and clean...folks swept sidewalks at dawn...down to earth and wholesome people... I loved Norway

[@maumaumau59]

Truly beautiful. Excellent choice of rocks.

[@rayjermyn4541]

A Beautiful country. Thank you for sharing with us

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thanks for watching ♡

[@clairejeannette8454]

What a lovely way to spend these past minutes. Thank you for taking me someplace that I will not be able to go to but now I know that it’s there.

[@sabinabaronova7243]

just beutiful, great storytelling, so inspired to visit north now

[@Angels-3xist]

Not only did you capture the most profound beauty on the most minimal and grand scales, I believe you carry everything you experienced and found with you even after the experience is over and that you always will. What profoundly changes us gives us a platform to give and effect others in the same way we were. At the very least it inspires others to find their own experience and remind us all it’s out there no matter how we feel in life. I think also that you brought some interesting reflections on the nature of persecution and thank you for sharing that as well as every other moment from the most epic sweeping scenery to the tiniest rock. I think this kind of travel documentation suits everyone involved in capturing it and it is deeply and profoundly moving.

[@wayneasiam65]

When it looks like the sun is lower than you , then you're pretty high up.

[@gypsycatharina]

Een geweldige film heb je gemaakt. Ik ben blij dat je camera toch meegenomen hebt. Liefs vanuit Nederland van Maarten en RINI. 🇮🇸🇾🇪

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you

[@marccalis9444]

Exceptional beauty captured with your camera! Thank you very much Maria for sharing your creativity and your journey!

[@zizouana.1212]

Nice adventure into Norway's most remote region. As beautiful as Maria is, that region was just as beautiful!

[@realitywinner7582]

super video -well made ..thanks & God Bless - from Ireland

[@kmkhare385]

Beautiful land scape. Coldest country. Awesome cinematography

[@momshielanie1998]

i live in senja and been to hemningberg,vadsø,vardø,finnmark,kirkenes and northcape 4yrs ago at it was a beautiful place.. your video is amazing to watch it reminds me when i was there

[@notapplicable6644]

Thank you for this beautiful Video of your Country. Greetings from germany. ❤

[@seekingthelost7]

Beautiful ! Thank you Maria for giving us a glimpse of Finnmark.

[@oh2mp]

I visited Varangerhalvøya two years ago. It was the second week of September, so the autumn colors were at their best at that moment and at the night I saw the brightest northern lights of my life. I drove all the way to Hamningberg and that road trip was 3381 km total. I live near Helsinki, Finland.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Ah wow that sounds so magical, and what a long trip! I am going back in October. After reading this I will be hoping for some northern lights 🙈

[@oh2mp]

@@Mariaandtheforestthat was actually shorter than to Lofoten and back or to Nordkapp and back. I'm planning a trip for next summer so that I will drive Fylkesvei 17. I haven't explored that area between Trondheim and Bodø yet.

[@Mrgoofyoops]

Thank you for making reference to what has been referred to as “the burning times”, a particularly evil time when the murder of women was sanctioned by the Roman Catholic Church and local law, throughout much of Europe, and also in the USA. Women were burned alive, hung, drowned, stoned, typically after being tortured. Often times it was women who were midwives, herbalists, or just old and vulnerable. They were accused by speculation and hatred or fear, as you reference. This went on for hundreds of years.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Yes, it's crazy how long it went on for! Many of the people that were burned on Steilneset were also Sami people, seems like they were often targeted.

[@AmNeuberg]

Religion, die durchgehend Menschen gemacht ist ist fast durchgehend toxisch & charakterlos ✅

[@AngryGenXer]

and now that you’re letting in Muslim “refugees” it’s the raping times. Liberalism isn’t a political position it’s a mental health disorder.

[@heide-raquelfuss5580]

​@@Mariaandtheforest😢

[@heide-raquelfuss5580]

😢

[@rockystonewolf]

Så flott at dokker har oppdaga Finnmark. Kongerikets kronjuvel.

[@gabrielleszafir]

OMG Maria - this was absolutely stunning. Might be one of my videos that I've seen in a long while. In the middle of editing my next KZbin video about an adventure I took recently and I couldn't have watched something that would inspire me more. Your storytelling is so powerful and moving and your awareness about a lot of aspects of your surroundings and experience are just, wow... So glad you gave yourself the time and space away from videos that you needed and so glad you felt inspired to share this journey with us. Sending love from my corner of the world to yours! 💛💛💛

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you so much Gabrielle

[@Michele-gr5xc]

Thank you for such a wonderful video. 💜

[@cflyer550]

wow, that was a nice vacation. thanks for sharing

[@Mark.H.9192]

Wow! So so beautiful. Thank you for sharing, Maria. @kleinane said it best. Wishing you more and more love and laughter as you explore your life adventure. Hugs from Ontario Canada!!

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you so much

[@davemeshamsr6000]

Wow beautiful segment of a beautiful place thnx so much for sharing

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you for watching

[@jillnemani1285]

The sky is amazing ..it’s all so beautiful ..thank you for sharing

[@julianmcwey866]

You tell a story beautifully!!!!

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you so much

[@lindaromero7780]

Wow! So glad I found you!

[@dangallagher8034]

Lovely

[@sagasandstars]

We own land along the Northern tip of Minnesota along Lake Superior in the USA. I can see why my ancestors settled in this part of the world. It looks like home.

[@walkthroughvg]

I really love this video you make me always remember, I want to go and live in a simple place to live a simple life

[@almord9357]

This is the first of your videos which I've seen, and it is truely remarkable. You live in the moment and notice things in a joyfully unique way. Refreshing and calming it definitely is. I've come to think of it as Nordic Zen...

[@mywaveinwoodswoodperfumes]

My classmate from Norway , looks like you and she is from Norway, very nice country and people

[@Vagabondo-fs6qu]

It is close to 50 years now since an old school friend and i travelled from Scotland to Norway; then drove all the way up to Nordkapp then through a little of Finland into Sweden then all the way south until we crossed back into Norway to catch the car ferry back to Scotland. We did not schedule enough time for the trip to visit the many places we should have visited. While I was a Marine Engineering officer I did spend some time in Gothenburg, Sweden and Haugesund Norway. All three countries have their own beauty.

[@brigitkarlsen4294]

Fascinating ...THX....

[@danymalsound]

Den här filmen är väldig fantastisk! Tack för att du gjorde den!

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Takk selv, for at du så på den

[@SaskiaMagdalena11]

My first time watching a video of yours. Beautiful camera work, and I truly love your calm voice, as well as the information you are sharing. Thank you!

[@duewhit310]

Plants can withstand that stretch of PERPETUAL sunlight. I think we humans should reassess what kind of world we live in.

[@susankovacs8678]

❤Thank you for sharing your Journey. The sites and sounds were Beautiful!💙🤍

[@tonycronin4629]

This was interesting. I had thought it was the Cape, but this was further over in a place I had not ever thought to explore (I have been to Alta and Senja) Thanks for another superb video - it is brilliant to see places "off the beaten track"

[@Mariaandtheforest]

I did not know about Berlevåg being the northernmost village either before I went there. I am going to Senja for the first time this fall. Very excited about it. Thank you so much for watching and for your kind comment :-)

[@billfarley9167]

From Canada: My mother's side of the family are from Trondheim. I am 4th generation Canadian and have never visited Norway. It looks quite fantastic and one day I'll make the effort.

[@niconagi4645]

Hello Maria, Greeting you from another corner of the planet.......Nagaland, India. Just now came across your beautiful videos and impressed so much by your channel....so subscribed already. Norway is such a beautiful and refreshing place. I hope to visit one day 🙂 Wishing you all the best for a wonderful life in Norway. God bless & keep you both healthy & joyful 🙏🙏😊😊

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Wow, Nagaland India! Hello 😊. I am so glad you enjoy my channel and glad to have you as a subscriber. I love India too, traveled there by myself for 4 months when I was 19 and will never forget it. Thank you, wishing all the same to you in India.

[@margaretbagur3553]

What an amazing land. Thank you for the sharing your journey.

[@christianbritton1362]

What a wonderful video 😊

[@ramonag8496]

Loved it ❤

[@ljwilson55]

Many years ago, we visited Trondheim, Tromso and Svalbard. It was amazing and I have always wanted to return. But life got in the way, so I rely on the fantastic memories.

[@theadventurousallotmenteer6582]

wonderfully poetic video, thank you, really enjoyed this, you bring northern Norway like a story.. it's really something!

[@keithsadler5260]

I loved Norway. Only made it to Tromso but it was very beautiful.

[@debries5419]

Hey Maria, thank you so much for this beautifull video about the stunning Varangerhalvøya! It’s my favorit holidays destination and I visited it several times allready, in spring and autumn and just cannot get enough of it. You absolutely caught the right sense of the region which I call the “Arctic Rivièra”… Btw:did you know that architect Peter Zumthor also created a masterpiece in the mountains near Sauda, its in favor of the old zinc mine Allmannajuvet, a must see…! Thank you for sharing, greetings from the Netherlands👋

[@Mariaandtheforest]

So glad you liked it. Especially since you have been there many times :-). I can understand why you go back there! Oh I did not know that was the same architect, wow. I have heard of the buildings in Sauda and really want to see them. Greetings from Norway :-)

[@zalindan.6350]

I just found you and so glad I did. Absolutely stunning and thank you for taking me to a place that I have wanted to visit. Cheers from Trondheim. ♥️🇧🇻

[@LuxxYarns]

Thank you so much for this fabulous opportunity to learn more about Finnmark. The landscape is extraordinary and I hope to be able to visit this region some day. There is a famous novel called Vardø about the tragic events during the 17th century, I will start reading soon, now that I have an idea how this place looks in reality. Keep up the excellent work! Best wishes from Karmøy 😊

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you for watching

[@algreenwood4114]

Eerily beautiful landscape and stunning videography. Thank you Maria.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you

[@mountaingoat8788]

Beautiful Intro had to tell you before watching the rest.. 🧡💛

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Yay! Thank you! Intro's are always my biggest challenge when editing

[@gyorgymakay8042]

Beautiful filming and editing

[@davidstoddard9160]

The brown colored hat was at 13.42 on your video was really cute.

[@papajeff5486]

No trees…there should be trees. A resident should build a green house. Then fill it with multiple varieties of native saplings. Visitors should be encouraged to plant trees, as an offering, to give back to Norway for all the beauty provided. I am from East Tennessee. My adopted grandfather was Thorbien Folkedall, from Norway. The only words I remember are, “Yeg elsker deg”. He is long past as I am an old man now. Your video makes me yurn to visit my grandfather’s homeland, learn the language and how to ski, finally, as he was great on skis.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

In this landscape trees are not naturally growing, and actually it would not be good for most of the species here if it was suddenly planted trees :-). But I really like your thinking