Active art community in Hemnes
Hemnes Art Association was founded on January 27, 2022. A surprising number of people showed up to establish a new community, where people interested in art of all kinds can collaborate and create life and excitement. The founding meeting...
Cultural Heritage Days in Hemnes
In the fall of 2021, Hemnes Municipality organized two eventful cultural heritage days, which provided varied encounters with traces of the past. The remains of culture are not always flashy, but for many the trip became a memory for...
The Hurtigruten at the bottom of the ocean since World War II
In 2020 it was 80 years since Hemnesberget was the scene of dramatic war actions during World War II (see separate article). To this day there are several traces of the war, and the town is one of the few in Norway...
Kamkaka - very local traditional food
True Hemnesværers will find pure pleasure in this local pastry that is said to have its origins all the way back to the Viking Age! Kamkaka is mostly only baked in Bleikvasslia and Korgen, but is enjoyed all over....
Røssåga provides both salmon, trout and hydroelectric power
Okstindan Nature and Culture Park contains one of Norway's most energetic waterways, from Bleikvatnet, via Røssvatnet and on to Sørfjorden via the 50 kilometer long Røssåga. In the late 1940s, the development...
Boatbuilding through the centuries
There are strong traditions in boat building in our villages and valleys. The boat clamp, which is used to hold the boards together before clinching when building wooden boats, was therefore chosen as the symbol in the municipal coat of arms...
Rabot and Klemet - the Frenchman and the Mountain Sami
The story of Charles Rabot and Klemet Person is so exciting that they each have a mountain cabin named after them, they have their own musical instrument, and Rabot's name adorns a plaque on Northern Norway's highest mountain...
The Blood Road over Korgfjellet
The Blood Road was built during World War II, when Hitler aimed to build a road all the way across Norway. As many as 640 Yugoslav prisoners of war, young men and boys, died on Korgfjellet during the work...
Happy musicians
There must be something about the water was once the answer to why there are so many talented and creative musicians here. The joy of music is great and the opportunities are many to listen to local musicians, check out the links...
Creativity and creative joy
We are so lucky to have many talented artists here with us, and are grateful that they add color to motifs from nature and our culture. Maybe you will find your favorite right here with us. Enjoy...