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Rusket Says: Can be arranged by any of the accomodations mentioned, or at Glåmdal Reiseliv:P.S. Do you notice the guide's hat? It is made of tangled wool, it is so tightly tangled (with a fatty soap), that it is water proof! I will take a picture of mine and list under shoppingtips :-)
Rusket Says: There are so many things to do in this area that I cannot write a tip about each and every one: fishing, hiking / walking, camping, canoeing / kayaking, biking, horseriding, rafting, climbing, skiing, ..., ...I suggest you contact one of the accomodations I have listed or...
Museums of the Forest Finn culture
Rusket Says: Several of the old crofts in Finnskogen are preserved and possible to visit. I have mentioned Mullikkala under restaurant tips, since it is a combined museum and restaurant.Finnetunet Museum is open the last two weekends of june and every day in july, or at request.Other...
Finnskogen Turist & Villmarksenter and others: Guesthouses, chalets, cabins, B&B and campsites
Rusket Says: If you are not going for the luxury of a spa, there are a lot of other accomodation possibilities:- Finnskogen Kro og Motell in Svullrya: motel, cabins and campground, www.finnskogen.no, eva@finnskogen.no, phones +47 62 94 55 22 and +47 90 17 50 84- Skaslien Gjestgiveri by...
Finnskogtoppen Helsetun: Spa in the huge forests on the swedish border
Rusket Says: It is a spa, the price includes three meals a day and free use of the hotel's fascilities. The diet is lacto-vegetarian with a possibility of getting fish and white meat. They offer different kinds of treatment, sport activities, cultural walks in Svullrya, visits to some of...
Finnskogtoppen Helsetun: Lacto vegetarian
Rusket Says: The restaurant is buffet style with lacto-vegetarian food + white meat and fish. It is a part of the spa, but it is possible to stop by just for a meal. I don't have a specific favourite dish, it was all delicious!
Mullikkala: Museum and resaturant
Rusket Says: A terrific combination of a museum and a restaurant, serving traditional Finnish dishes. The owner Else is very knowledgeable and a good storyteller.
Bus from Kongsvinger or Kirkenær
Rusket Says: If you are going from Kirkenær, type -209 instead of -205 in the web adress.The schedule is in norwegian: S means schooldays, X means except, D means daily, H means sundays and holidays.There is a train 4 times a day from Oslo to Kongsvinger monday - friday, only one around...
Rusket Says: From Oslo E6 northbound to Kløfta. Onto road No 2 east of Kløfta, continue on No 2 to Kongsvinger, then No 20 a short while to Roverud, then 205 to Berg, left onto 202 to Svullrya. The last few kilometers before Svullrya roads no 201 and 202 are physically the same one.If...
Rusket Says: Locals go to Sweden to shop, a lot of things are chaper there. And Sweden is not far away, appr. 12 km from Svullrya :-) Bear meat (not allowed to shoot bears in Norway), cigarettes and beer. If you want to buy booze or wine, you must either go to Torsby, an hours drive or...
Utilizing all parts of an animal II
Rusket Says: This is a sieve made of the skin of a cow's udder. The teats are still on it :-)(Hm, will this be censored, too?)
Utilizing all parts of an animal I
Rusket Says: The whip lying on this table is called "peis", which means ox ***, and that is exactly what it is. The tissue is strong and elastic, and makes a very good whip. I don't know whether the Finns brought the custom of making whips of ox penises, or whether it was known in Norway...
Rusket Says: Finnskogleden is a 240 km long walk / hike on both sides of the norwegian / swedish border, from Morokulien southeast of Kongsvinger to Søre Osen in Trysil. It is an easy walk, but far between houses and stores. Water in streams along the track is potable.You don't have to...
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This is a sieve made of the skin of a cow's udder. The teats are still on it :-)(Hm, will this be censored, too?)
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Svullrya is the capital of the Republic of Finnskogen, which is proclaimed the second weekend of July each year, and lasts for three days. The republic has it's own president and government. The...
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