Treasures from the Barents Sea (Kjollefjord)
people of the north

The hosts head to Kjollefjord, the northernmost fishing village on mainland Norway. Chef Frida joins a local fishing crew to catch fresh cod in the Barents Sea, Arne meets with a local storyteller to learn about the village's fishing culture, and Stig dives for enormous king crabs.

Duration: 27 minutes and 16 seconds

Episode Number: 102

About People of the North:

PEOPLE OF THE NORTH is a new series that visits spectacular places in Scandinavia.

A team of three hosts venture to far-away places in northern Norway and the Faro Islands.

Norwegian Arne Hjeltnes takes viewers to these remote places with chef Frida Ronge, known from Swedish television and the award-winning distiller Stig Bareksten.

The trio meets up with the people who make a living from gathering, catching, and processing produce from both land and sea.

The series starts in Alta, Finnmark, the most northern county of Norway, where viewers meet Johnny Trasti, a celebrated local chef.

Along with his wife, Johnny runs a restaurant and boutique hotel by the legendary Alta River, one of the most exclusive salmon rivers in the world.

Various episodes take viewers through Sami territories to meet the indigenous people of the north and out along the Norwegian coast to the fishing villages of Kjollefjord, Soeroya, and to beautiful Lofoten.


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Wed, Feb 4 2:00 A.M. Ryfylke: Vikings, Jazz, and Herring     NH Create (11.4)
Sat, Feb 7 9:30 A.M. Ryfylke: Vikings, Jazz, and Herring     NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Feb 8 11:00 P.M. Treasures of Western Norway     NH Create (11.4)
Mon, Feb 9 12:30 P.M. Richness from the Sea     NH Create (11.4)
Tue, Feb 10 3:30 A.M. Richness from the Sea     NH Create (11.4)
Tue, Feb 10 7:30 P.M. Sunndal: Kingdom of the Waterfalls     NHPBS (11.1)
Sat, Feb 14 9:30 A.M. Bugoynes: Little Finland In Norway     NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Feb 15 11:00 P.M. Richness from the Sea     NH Create (11.4)
Mon, Feb 16 12:30 P.M. A Frozen Adventure     NH Create (11.4)
Tue, Feb 17 3:30 A.M. A Frozen Adventure     NH Create (11.4)
Tue, Feb 17 7:30 P.M. Ryfylke: Vikings, Jazz, and Herring     NHPBS (11.1)
Sat, Feb 21 9:30 A.M. Aukra / Ona: Island Traditions and Innovation     NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Feb 22 11:00 P.M. A Frozen Adventure     NH Create (11.4)
Mon, Feb 23 12:30 P.M. Flavors of the Fjord     NH Create (11.4)
Tue, Feb 24 3:30 A.M. Flavors of the Fjord     NH Create (11.4)
Tue, Feb 24 7:30 P.M. Bugoynes: Little Finland In Norway     NHPBS (11.1)


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