The Realm of Knut Hamsun has a 9000-year history with people in a lush landscape. Relics, rock carvings, Vikings and World War II fill the area with exciting stories.

The Sami culture offers its diversity, and the Arran Lule Sami Centre communicates local Sami values and traditions.

The Nobel Prize Laureate in Literature, Knut Hamsun, lived here, and many of his books are strongly influenced by these surroundings. Hamsun’s childhood home, rural and other museums, galleries and old trading centres tell about life in the Realm of Hamsun. With beautiful churches, lighthouses, music and fishing festivals and many market days, the Realm of Hamsun offers a variety of exciting adventures.

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