Trails to Spring -
people of the north

In today's episode, the adventurous chef Sigrid joins Arne and Stig in Finse. Follow the team as they traverse from the snowy peaks of the Hardanger plateau down to Ulvik on mountain skis, navigating through a winter wonderland. Experience the transition from the majestic mountains to the blooming fjord valley of Hardanger in Spring.

Duration: 26 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 208

About People of the North:

PEOPLE OF THE NORTH is a 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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