Der ingen skulle tru at nokon kunne bu

In the wilderness of Graddisfjellet in Nordland live the aging Swedish artist couple Kajsa Zetterquist and Per Adde. There they have built up a yard of ancient houses, and here they live for each other and for art. But they are also involved in society and have made a great effort both for Northern Norwegian artists and for the Sami.

Kjepso is a roadless farm on a mountain shelf on the north side of the Hardangerfjord. Here Anne from Glasgow became a farm wife, and here she brought up five children, while her husband was a weekday commuter. Now the retired couple Anne and Per Kjepso live alone on the cliff for most of the year, but during the holidays the young people return, and then there are games and fun, songs and music in the yard and in the living room around the clock.

In the small hamlet of Måren on the north side of the Sognefjord, only five people still live. One of them is the author, music announcer and smallholder Ivar Orvedal. Every other summer he organizes a music and poetry festival, the Måren Biennale, but after he lost a long-running battle last summer to prevent the development of the Mårenvassdraget, the future has become uncertain.

Twelve-year-old Anita Martinsen lives with her parents in the Fossdal mountain range, on the border between Møre and Romsdal and Sør-Trøndelag. Her friends are the animals on the farm, especially the goats and the many poultry. In addition, she writes stories about animals and has attended author's courses. And she has her plans ready. She will become an author, veterinarian and mountain farmer.

The people in Skjerdal in Nordfjord are roadless, but still lead an active life. In addition to normal farm work, they have raised trotting horses and set up a salmon farm, they hunt deer on a grand scale, and now they are building a power plant. But life in Skjerdal can also be dramatic. Last year, father and son had an accident with the milk boat, the farm was isolated by sea ice, and a large floe kept traveling with the house.