Nordland Newspaper
Nordlands Avis was started at Hemnesberget on June 17, 1893, based on a general desire for a local newspaper in the Rana district. Behind the enterprise stood prominent local businessmen. Through the newspaper, they saw an opportunity...
Management of Røssåga and Leirelva
In the 1800th century, it was mostly English salmon lords who came to fish, plus some well-off Norwegian guests. They stayed at the farms along the river, and rented boats with rowers and often a cook. In this way, they contributed to the...
Entrepreneur, enthusiast and storyteller
Some people have the energy and drive to really make a difference, in both business and local communities. Torbjørn Skjæran is the founder, owner and chairman of Inveco AS, a private limited company with...
Hemnes History Club
Hemnes History Club is a voluntary association that many in the municipality greatly appreciate. Over the years, they have collected and disseminated both old and recent local history, preferably in written form. The club was...
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 War on Hemnesberget
Hemnesberget burns on May 12, 1940, set ablaze by Allied warships that attacked the German-occupied small town.
Sørfjelltunet in Bleikvasslia - Olavsrosa and kamkaka and much more...
The small mountain village of Bleikvasslia received the Nordland County Volunteer Award in 2014 for many years of diligent volunteer work in many areas. Everyone here is committed and does their part to ensure that both the local population and visitors...
Buvik Gård - your guide to cultural trails
Buvik Gård is run by Jan Gaute Buvik, a former teacher in Hemnes and sports consultant for the Norwegian Orienteering Federation. He is passionate about uncovering hidden cultural treasures and has, as a retired person, traveled extensively...
The story behind MK Remi Ketil
MK Remi Ketil is a 64-foot fishing vessel built at Rana skipsbyggeri AS in 1967, as building number 7. At first, the boat belonged to Magnar Andreasen at Tverlandet, and the boat was named after Magnar...
Leif Erikson Viking Ship - from Hemnes to the USA in 1926
In the old days, many wooden boats were built on farms around our area. One of the most famous boats is a replica of the ship that Leif Erikson (c. 970 to 1020) used when he crossed the Atlantic...
Lapphella
In the marina on Hemnesberget lies the protected area of Lapphella, which consists of several small piers and wooden houses. In the old days, these served as shelters for churchgoers from Korgen and the inland villages. Today,...
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...
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...
Inderdalen Farm
Inderdalen Gård is a treasure trove where hidden "junk" has been brought out and restored with love and diligence, to honor the generations that have lived here over several centuries, and to delight everyone who...