Western Fjord Valley (Stranda)
people of the north

Western Norway is popular amongst tourists for its fjords and majestic mountainous scenery. Storfjord, which translates to "the big fjord" connects most of the small communities visited in this episode. After a trip through the mountains, Arne, Stig and Frida prepare a dish with the famous fjord trout.

Duration: 24 minutes and 12 seconds

Episode Number: 107

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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Future Broadcast times for "People of the North": (show all)

Sat, Jan 3 9:30 A.M. Austevoll / Barentshavet: Snow Crab In Arctic Waters     NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Jan 4 11:00 P.M. A Mystery Adventure     NH Create (11.4)
Mon, Jan 5 12:30 P.M. Silver of the Sea     NH Create (11.4)
Tue, Jan 6 3:30 A.M. Silver of the Sea     NH Create (11.4)
Tue, Jan 6 7:30 P.M. Aukra / Ona: Island Traditions and Innovation     NHPBS (11.1)
Sat, Jan 10 9:30 A.M. Flavors of the Fjord     NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Jan 11 11:00 P.M. Silver of the Sea     NH Create (11.4)
Mon, Jan 12 12:30 P.M. Noble Adventures     NH Create (11.4)
Tue, Jan 13 3:30 A.M. Noble Adventures     NH Create (11.4)
Tue, Jan 13 7:30 P.M. Austevoll / Barentshavet: Snow Crab In Arctic Waters     NHPBS (11.1)
Sat, Jan 17 9:30 A.M. Fosnavag: The Heart of the Herring Coast     NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Jan 18 11:00 P.M. Noble Adventures     NH Create (11.4)
Mon, Jan 19 12:30 P.M. A Day of Celebration     NH Create (11.4)
Tue, Jan 20 3:30 A.M. A Day of Celebration     NH Create (11.4)
Tue, Jan 20 7:30 P.M. Flavors of the Fjord     NHPBS (11.1)
Sat, Jan 24 9:30 A.M. Helgelandskysten: Archipelago Adventures     NHPBS (11.1)


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