Outdoor Fjord and Sea
Outdoor Fjord and Sea
Fjord - hunting and fishing - top-class food
Nordvestlandet Folk High School is located right by the sea - it's only a 3-minute walk to the shore. The sea, the shore, islets and reefs - that's our classroom! We will free dive, fish, paddle, row, sail and surf on waves. Overnight stays outside with fantastic starry skies right above us. Cooking with ingredients from the ocean pantry - scallops, lobster, crayfish and fish are luxury food! Norwegian seafood is known throughout the world as healthy and tasty food - and we have good access to what lives in the sea.
Sea - travel less, experience more!
As a student at Nordvestlandet Folk High School, you will find that we are close to world-class nature. Within an hour and a half of traveling, we reach famous places such as Atlanterhavsvegen, Hustadvika, Smøla, Tustna and Hitra. Here you'll find fresh air, the sound of seagulls, fish in the sea and wind in your hair. The conditions are ideal for learning about different ways of fishing - whether it's with a harpoon when free diving, from the shore with a fishing rod or with nets and pots from a boat.
Learning and experiences - hand in hand
Perhaps you've already got a taste for the outdoors and you've tried snorkeling and fishing? Or maybe you've been a real "landlubber" with both feet on the ground until now. Either way, you'll have every opportunity to learn a lot on the outdoor life fjord and sea course. Throughout the four seasons, you will experience that with the right clothing and planning, you can be out in all types of weather. You will master hunting for marine life with harpoons and free diving, but also from boats and from land with fishing rods or nets. Once the fish have been caught, you'll learn how to care for and prepare delicious food - which is also healthy for the body. The fish can be processed into fish cakes and fish balls. You can salt, smoke, grill or fry it. There's a lot to learn here!
You'll also get to experience fast-paced activities such as wave surfing and sea sports. Sailing with traditional boats in Valsøyfjord and paddling trips with kayaks and canoes. Together with your classmates, you'll learn how to make a sailboat move against the wind! You'll learn how to paddle and get a wet card in a kayak - and also enjoy canoe trips in the archipelago.
In winter we will try ice fishing. We'll also have a lovely cabin-to-cabin mountain skiing trip in the famous "triangle of Trollheimen".
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Short and sweet
You will learn
Freediving and underwater hunting
Navigation, map and compass
Catch at sea, lobster and crayfish
Wave surfing
Sea kayak (Wet card)
Rowing and sailing
Cooking and sushi courses
You get to experience
Ice fishing
River kayak
Water sports
Local fjord and sea fishing
Accommodation in tents
Processing of raw materials from the sea
Basecamp Hitra - freediving and boating
Sølve about
Friluftsliv Fjord og Hav!
Get an insight into some of the things that await you during a year at Nordvestlandet Folk High School and Friluftsliv Fjord og Hav. Sølve tells you about what you can learn and the experiences you will have!
Contact person
Bjarte Grøteide
Bjarte is an active and social type with a flair for both sports and outdoor activities. He won't be teaching the program, but he knows what there is to know about the program. So if you have any questions, just get in touch.
Equipment you need
Freediving equipment
Sleeping bag and sleeping mat
Touring clothes, wool underwear and hiking boots
Daypack and big bag
Mountain skis
Study trips
At Nordvestlandet Folk High School you can choose a study trip! In November, the entire school has a travel period where you choose the program you find most interesting. This is a unique opportunity to get to know more of the students at the school and learn more about yourself and the world we live in.
Bali - Lombok
We're packing our bags and traveling to Bali and Lombok! There we will experience jungle, volcano, rafting and surfing. Get to know Indonesian culture better and visit humanitarian work. Every evening we have dinner together and an evening gathering.
Training camp Gran Canaria
During the training camp you will get to try padel, beach volleyball, wave surf, tennis, frisbee ultimate, cycling and swimming. In addition to some ball activities, there will be some sessions with basic training, strength and fitness, in idyllic surroundings. Every evening we have a joint evening gathering with socializing and fun.
Norway - a round trip
On this trip we will visit a number of important historical sites and you will get an insight into Norwegian culture and nature. We visit Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim and Stiklestad National Cultural Center, where you get a good insight into Viking and medieval culture. The tour continues south to Ålesund. We will also go on a cabin trip and do exciting activities along the way.
Fjord route
Join us on a fantastic cabin-to-cabin hike in the mountains on the islands between Kristiansund and Surnadal. Right next to the ocean, you will experience magnificent nature, improve your map and compass skills, clothing and hiking food. On this hike, you will learn a lot about and from being in nature.
Kenya
In November we are traveling to Kenya. Here we will see fantastic nature, visit many significant places and learn a lot about ourselves! Before we travel, we are working on North/South issues.
Read more about our study tours on the study tour page!
Major full weeks
Three times during the year, arrangements are made so that we have a few more days with major subjects in a row than normal. We use this time to go on slightly longer trips than we have time for in a normal school week. This gives us a chance to really get into the bubble and do things like freediving and underwater hunting undisturbed.
September:
Freediving and paddling on Smøla. We travel to the paddling paradise Smøla, located in the far north of Møre og Romsdal. There's a lot of life in the sea here! In addition to kayaking, we'll be free diving and picking scallops.
February:
Cabin to cabin - 3-kanten in Trollheimen. This week it's a beautiful, cold winter in the mountains. We will go mountain skiing and spend the night at the DNT cabins Gjevilvasshytta, Jøldalshytta and Trollheimshytta.
April:
Freediving, wave surfing and sailing at Hustadvika, in the line week in the spring we are back on and in the water. We are staying in cabins at Hustadvika and will be diving for fish, crab and scallops. It's a short distance to Farstadsanden where we'll go wave surfing. We'll also try our hand at dinghy sailing at Rangøya.
Ski week in Oppdal
In February, the whole school goes to Oppdal Ski Center. We'll be staying at the IMI-Stølen campsite, which has excellent facilities for accommodation and socializing. There will be lots of skiing fun, games and cabin fun!We have skilled instructors with us and you will receive instruction at your level. We offer instruction in alpine skiing, telemark, snowboarding and cross-country skiing. You get 5 days of ski passes, so this is a unique opportunity to improve your skiing skills or learn something completely new.
Price
Get an overview of your costs.
Norwegian citizens will receive NOK 151,690 in loans and grants from the loan fund for the 2025/26 school year.
Basic cost
138 000 NOK
Enrollment money
Cost/charge (standard)
Major program cost
Joint expenses / joint trips
Optional study trip
The Fjord Route
included
Training camp
Gran Canaria
17 000 NOK
Kenya
29 000 NOK
Norway - a round trip
3 000 NOK
Bali - Lombok
29 000 NOK
Other
High-standard double rooms (w/bath) cost 7 000 NOK per year, single rooms (w/bath) 9 000 NOK per year.
Most electives are free of charge. Some electives cost extra, check the electives page.
Personal equipment such as skis, poles, backpack, hiking clothes, etc. must be provided by you, some can be rented at the school.
Passports, travel insurance and vaccinations required for international travel are not included.
Special diets for allergies and more. 300 NOK to 1 000 NOK per month.
Some experience weeks are free and some cost extra, check the electives page.
