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Scythes used to be made in the brick house just across the motorway through Folkedal

Nedre Folkedal

26.05.2018 - 11:44

For many years the Folkedal scythe had a good reputation. Immediately above the highway through Folkedal there is a long brick building, on the inner side of the river. Here production of scythes went on to the beginning of the 1950s.

Fedjemyrane

Fedje bog

16.06.2018 - 18:43

The wild rabbit is really native to Northwest Africa, but the Ancient Romans introduced them to large parts of Europe. Not to Norway, rightly enough: the population on Fedje originated from 3-4 pairs that were brought here from the Shetland Isles in 1875, making this their first residence in the country.