Nordic-Baltic group ManTra got familiar with Norwegian summer farming practices and products during this late summer trip. Feelings and species from the trip by Eija Hagelberg and Iiro Ikonen 31.08.2008

Eija and Mr Rex in Oslo

Vytautas and Irene, our friends from Lithuania.

Hanne invited us her home to Drobak which is an idyllic small city appr. 30 km from Oslo.

In Drobak you must be aware of Finnish aboriginals running in roads.

Anna-Gudrun, Icelandic friend of all animals...

...saves galantly cows from plastic !

Our first accommodation was very old farm with ancient remains all over in the neighbourghood. In picture Ann Norderhaug, Vytautas Narusevicius and me.

We visited local brewery. Photo from painted brewery window.

Hanne Hop.

Gentianella campestris.

Eijas friend.

Blowing the horn. Farmkeepers in Beitostölen offered us wonderful meal with cheeses, local game sausages, blueberries and cloudberries!

Say cheese number 1.

Say cheese number 2.


Shop of local products in Beitostölen.

Goats everywhere !

Morning near Hallingskarvet.

Brook with Aconitum lycoctonum in Hallingskarvet national park.

Higher alpine level heroes, near the top.

Landscape was pretty open.

I am a strong Finnish man, never tired.
Erigeron borealis.

Brook and mountain in Hallingskarvet.

Orchid. Maybe Pseudorchis graminea?


Group photo.

Ciao, I am a cow.

There is something going on nearby. I have seen this before...

Hillarious moment of tasting delicious cheeses and sausages !

This church is like from fairytale.