Lyngen

Lyngen Fjord reaches inland between the mountains of northern Troms. Its waters and shores supported coastal Sámi communities who combined fishing with the use of grazing and other resources around the fjord. Norwegian farmers, fishers and traders also lived or travelled here. In the sixteenth century the Lyngen market drew Sámi and visitors from across the northern lands, bringing together people whose routes connected the coast with the interior and the Gulf of Bothnia.