The Lofoten Explained

The archipelago of the #Lofoten in northern #Norway is an island group just north of the polar circle and it is home to arguably the most stunning #Landscape in the world. The Lofoten consist of hundreds of islands which are granite pillars shooting straight out of the Atlantic Ocean and the mountains of the Lofoten like the Higravstinden reach heights above 1000 meters. The Lofoten in Norway are a fragile ecosystem however, which is being strained by over 1.000.000 tourists traveling up north every year.

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[kevenquinlan]

I'm SO APPRECIATIVE that you brought that up. I've been coming here for Years on Vacation and even I have noticed the massive influx of tourists. He's right too, there isn't very many toilets. I got in the habit early on of finding some people with flower pots outside their homes and using them when I have to go number 2. Now, you can go number 1 pretty much anywhere- that isn't gonna matter, but number 2- I figure it acts as a natural fertilizer AND it's eco-friendly. I always tell and encourage all the people I meet to do the same. Long Live Lofoten.

[kayaker]

I almost feel as if I would be imposing if I traveled there. Like in the US, they should charge to use toilets, roads (tolls), park entrance fees to help maintain it all. I would be happy to pay fees of any kind to be able to enjoy a place like this. I live on an island in the state of Maine (US) and we have tourists run rampant all over our tiny town, which is good for the pocket book, but horrible on our mental state and the upkeep of usage. Thank you for the video!

[lt.e]

Sad to hear that so many disrespect the locals and mother nature. Ill respect both in august! Cant wait to get there.

[VNTRFilms]

I went to Lofoten last summer and I absolutely loved it. I have always loved Norway hence I have been there many times, so I hope that this gem wont become forbidden from tourists or overall, too expensive due to the behavior of some people.

I do not mean to flame any cultures here, but from what I saw, people from the US and countries like France were the worst. Not once or twice I heard the accent of american english or French in itself and right after witnessed the same people littering, leaving their trash behind to be washed up to the sea or falling down the mountain.

[kingding-a-ling]

So sad that visitors don't respect the beauty

[SK-gsvs]

Thanks for explaining so much in a short video. We are going soon, and my sense of the importance of respecting and protecting the environment has been raised by this video.

[An-kwec]

Kinda insane how this place still has a temperate climate despite being so north, in north America we already get subartic climates at the level of germany.

[jeitrheim]

You seem to include both Lofoten and Vesterålen in what you call Lofoten. That is wrong, as there are two separate geographical landscapes. I live in the middle og Lofoten, and Vesterålen is "somewhere else", north of us.

[eivetjafrasenja]

I like Senja more than Lofoten, more autentic

[ArkBlanc]

The "The" in Lofoten is pointless when "the" is already in the name; the "en" at the end of Lofoten.

[SnarkierThan-U-R]

Absolutely Beautiful, annd I bet that it was primarily rude Americans doing those shameful things to the environment.

[caducoppini]

Bro has never seen an island 😂 that’s not the most beautiful archipelago in the world, sorry. It’s definitely a beautiful location, just not the most beautiful. Trust me I’m a youtube authority