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Pasvik Folkehøgskole

Arctic Bushcraft

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Spend a year acquiring skills and developing knowledge to survive and thrive in the European Arctic.

In the “Arctic Bushcraft – Indigenous traditions” course we try to live in harmony with nature and utilize its resources. We collect and preserve berries, hide, meat, fish, herbs, mushrooms, and vegetables. We study local traditions from the indigenous people in the European Arctic. We learn Duodji – the handicraft of the Sami people, and we learn how to fix and make our own tools, clothing, and equipment in a sustainable manner. We set out on a journey to a simpler and more harmonious life with nature. One of the highlights is to live alongside the reindeer herding Nenets people of the vast Russian tundra.

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Vintercamp

Mandatory: Yes

Price: Included in course price

  • 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
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Exploring the remote area of Naryan-Mar

Mandatory: Yes

Price: Included in course price

In the middle of the tundra in northwestern Russia you will find Narjan Mar. The area has neither road nor train connections and the only way to get there is by boat or plane. On our journey in this vast plateau covered by permafrost, we are met by the the indigenous Nenets. You get to live in their furnace-fired lavvos, ride reindeer-sleds and get to know their nomadic way of life.

NB! Due to the Russian attack on Ukraine and the Norwegian relationship with the Russian authorities, we cannot guarantee that travel to Murmansk/Russia will be possible. The situation may change and we will continuously assess the situation. We will comply with the advice and regulations given by the Norwegian authorities. If the trip to Russian won't be possible, we will plan a joint trip to other destinations in the Barents region.

Wintercamping and snow cave expedition

Mandatory: Yes

Price: Included in course price

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.

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The Sami of the North

Mandatory: Yes

Price: Included in course price

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

Mandatory: Yes

Price: Included in course price

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.

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Alone in the woods

Mandatory: Yes

Price: Included in course price

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.

Vi ønsker med våre fellesturer å styrke skolens felleskap, gjennom å dele fine natur- og reiseopplevelser. Et viktig poeng er også å bli kjent i våre nærområder slik at du lærer litt om hvordan det er å leve i Finnmark og i Barentsregionen, nære naturen og i en region hvor ulike kulturer smelter sammen. 

Finnmarksløpet: Europe's longest dog-sled race

Mandatory: Yes

Price: Included in course price

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.

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Autumn-trip

Mandatory: Yes

Price: Included in course price

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

Mandatory: Yes

Price: Included in course price

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

Mandatory: Yes

Price: Included in course price

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.  

Foreign students

Pasvik Folkehøgskole has a program for foreigners who want to explore life in Norway and learn Norwegian. You follow one of our main subjects and study Norwegian for 8 hours a week. We currently have students from the Netherlands, the U.S., Russia, the U.K. and Scandinavia.

The school

Our school has a climbing wall, a gym, a swimming pool, football fields, ski tracks and three saunas. We have a big dining hall, where students share their meals and a common area with a piano. We have several dorms, which have been renovated recently with single and double rooms. Outside the school there's plenty of opportunities for outdoor life, hunting and fishing. The school also has its own dog kennel with around 30 Alaskan huskies. In summer, we go canoeing and hiking, whereas in winter we go skiing, kiting, and ice fishing. One of the school's three saunas is located right next to the Pasvik river, so you get to watch the northern lights in winter during sauna and get to take ice baths.

Our values

We emphasize tolerance, human dignity and equality. We are concerned with respect for cultural backgrounds, different sexual orientations, identities, political views and views on life. We are proud that our students get involved in everything from the PRIDE parade to solidarity work. Our core values ​​are diversity, human development, community and joy of nature. With us, you get to be exactly who you are.

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