The Lamholmen Festival takes place in Norway’s smallest city, Svolvær. The festival area is located in the middle of Svolvær harbor on the small island of Lamholmen. The island is surrounded by the sea and the beautiful Lofoten Mountains. The concerts take place over two days.
You can read more about the festival here: www.lamholmenfestivalen.no
The Lofoten raid takes place at the darkest hour of World War 2.
world war.
“The Dark Hour” as Churchill put it.
Sailor from Vangshavn in Senja frozen to death on an islet.
Desperate and futile struggle for his life in bad weather and cold.
In the Norwegian Trekking Association’s Yearbook from 1911, the well-known Norwegian climber Ferdinand Schjelderup (1886-1955) describes how the first ascent of Svolværgeita took place.
