Arctic Bushcraft

Survival Week

Vi skal overleve en uke sammen i villmarka! En opplevelse tilpasset ditt nivå, der vi tar med utstyr og erfaring vi har fått gjennom året. I tillegg til å bruke ferdighetene våre, må vi også skaffe mat selv, enten gjennom fiske eller andre måter. Vi støtter hverandre hele veien, og du får virkelig testet deg i praktiske overlevelsesferdigheter. Som en ekstra belønning får vi sove under nordlyset og oppleve villmarkas magi på sitt beste. Gjør deg klar for en uforglemmelig uke fylt med samarbeid, mestring og ekte villmarkseventyr!

Vintercamp

• Du lærer å lage snøhule og kantgrop for overnatting
• Du får livsviktig snøskredteori og skredøvelse i felt
• Du skal utføre vinterorientering
• Du vil beherske primusfyring om vinteren
• Isfiske

Wintercamping and snow cave expedition

The Sami traditionally divide the year into eight seasons. The time when the reindeer meat is dried and the flocks gather before the trek to the coast is called Giđđadálvi (spring winter). During this time we embark on a longer ski trip with sledges, where we spend the nights in tents and learn the art of building snow caves, which are warmer and cozier than tents when it's very cold in winter. Ice fishing and winter orientation will be exciting parts of the trip, while we enjoy the sun and bonfires.

The Sami of the North

On the first trip in fall, we visit Sami areas in Finnmark and Finnish Lapland. We get to know the people, traditional building customs, crafts and food.

Reindeer herding on the Varanger Peninsula

In the open tundra of the Varanger Peninsula, the reindeer herding culture has rich and long traditions. We'll participate in the herding and separation of reindeer, and help processing the raw materials.

Alone in the woods

In late autumn, during the transition between Čakca (reindeer mating season) and Čakcadálvi (autumn winter and harvest season), you will spend two days alone in the wilderness. Here people have lived safely and well for ten thousand years, and with your newly acquired skills you will also experience the deep affiliation with nature. You make a bivouac, get your own wood, light a fire and prepare food over a fire. Hopefully with the Northern Lights in the sky.

Finnmarksløpet: Europe's longest dog-sled race

As a student at Pasvik Folkehøgskole, you play a central role in Europe's longest and tougthest sled dog race, the Finnmarksløpet. The whole school participates in this event. We operate the checkpoints in Neiden and Øvre Pasvik, where the mushers come to rest with their dogs. You'll get to work with many of the world's best dog handlers and experience the endurance of the Alaskan huskies.

Spill video

Lukk

Autumn-trip

This trip is for the whole school. You can choose from three alternatives: 

• Canooing: We padle down the pasvik river. Good chance for fishing big trout and pike. We sleep in lavvu or under open sky. 
• From cabin to cabin: We hike throug the pasvik wood, staying at the open cabins. In the evenings we gather around the camp fire. Perhaps we can meet one of the pasvik bears? 
• The Schools hut by the sea: We go hiking, visit a fish farm, look at remains from ww2, and fish in the ocean. In the evenings we gather in the living room, playing cards and telling stories. 

The Varanger Fjord

At the end of the school year, the whole school travels around the Varanger Fjord. We join Hurtigruta to Vardø, and travel from there with bus. Finnmark and Varanger has a lot to offer, both nature and culture. The birds are coming back this time of year, and there is a good chance for exciting bird watching. Together we enjoy the spring in Varanger! 

Nord-kalottur i mørketida

I november ved inngangen til mørketid drar hele skolen på en rundreise hvor vi er innom ulike destinasjoner på Nord-kalotten. Ved Enaresjøen i Nord-Finland besøker vi Siida, et museum om samisk kultur. I Kautokeino får du sjansen til å gå innom den fantastiske sølvsmia Juhls, hvor både selve bygget og smykkene er verdt en titt. Vi besøker også Sametinget i Karasjok. 

I Alta får du to dager hvor du kan bruke fritiden til å gjøre ting du har savnet etter en høst i villmarka. Her kan du bade, shoppe og gå på kafé med mer. Vi besøker Alta museum-verdensarvsenteret for bergkunst og den omdiskuterte Nordlyskatedralen.