Der ingen skulle tru at nokon kunne bu

Magne Sylvarnes believes he was made to farm on the steep slopes in his home town, but the slopes were not made for modern farming. Here, only a horse, trail rope and self-rescue are useful.

Bente Aust spent her entire youth longing to get away from Langfjordnes. But the longer she was away from her home village by the Tanafjord, the stronger the homesickness became. Now she is pushing the boundaries of what can be done in a place like this.

In a small cabin without running electricity and water, Trond Henning Monan manages by himself. The young man has lived a wandering life, but in the forest outside Kristiansand he has found peace and meaning.

For over ten years, the artist Agnes Tiffon has had Flørli by the Lysefjord to herself and fell in love with the peace and isolation. But then Hessel Haker comes and wants to turn Flørli on his head.

Norvald Bukkestein is a natural product, shaped by a long and sometimes lonely life on the wet and roadless family farm by the Veafjorden. Time seems to have passed for both him and the farm, but then someone will find use for the knowledge this life has given him.

Lisa Romsdal Kristensen and her husband Steinar chose to carry on the family traditions at Jotkajavvri, but what about the future? Life on Finnmarksvidda currently has no appeal to the next generation.