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"Bjønnlabben" is performed in connection with the annual Li-Martna weekend, which is the last weekend in July. The play is staged in the splendid amphitheatre Amfi Lierne at Sørli museum. "Bjønnlabben - en fangstmanns historie" ("The Bear Paw – a huntsman's story"), by Hans Magnus Ystgård, takes as its starting point the degree to which nature has been crucial to life here in the border country. Hunting, fishing and the bounty of the forests and mountains were the foundation of the local community, while the development of small farmsteads ensured that there would always be food on the table even when nature was less than cooperative. The play portrays a culture and daily existence that was both harsh and complex, but also a life lived in freedom where nature both gave and took away. "Bjønnlabben" was performed by Erlend Hammer Hanssen, Laila Totsås and Janne Brit Rustad in 2007. 

Welcome to the 58th Flyktningerennet ("Refugee Run"), 27-28 March 2010.

Flyktningerennet is a cross-country competition over 15 or 44 km, starting in Norway and finishing up in Sweden. The starting point is Sandvika in Lierne municipality and the finish line is at Gäddede in Strömsunds municipality. The course mainly follows the route used by refugees during the war. Flyktningerennet is also an annual cultural event, with a formal opening ceremony on the Friday evening and a festive prize-giving in Gäddede church on the Saturday. Altogether 1750 participants completed Flyktningerennet in 2009.

Flyktningerenn office: NO-7882 Nordli / Tel.: +47 74 34 34 83 post@flyktningerennet.no / www.flyktningerennet.no 

A taste of Lierne

Is involved with sales and marketing on behalf of small-scale producers within food, handicrafts, art, nature and experiences in Lierne. A taste of Lierne is a registered and approved brand, which stands for quality, local connections and pride in small-scale products from Lierne. It is our wish to make Lierne known for its local unique quality products.

Tel.: +47 918 88 694 / www.ensmakavlierne.no / roy.inge@combitel.no 

Li-Martnan (Li market)

Li-Martnan is held annually during the last weekend in July. At Sørli Museum, 80 exhibitors display their handiwork, arts and crafts and traditional foodstuffs, enabling visitors to wander though a living museum. Children can jump in the hay, look at the animals or take a horseback ride. There is a wide range of cultural events. Sørli Museum is set up as a traditional agricultural holding (the oldest building dates from 1725) and was designated a municipal Millennium site. For information or guided tours of the museum contact: Lierne kommune, servicetorget, tel.: +47 74 34 34 00, www.lierne.kommune.no

Li-Martnan v/Lierne Fritid, NO-7882 Nordli / Tel.: +47 74 34 34 67 / www.lierne.net / fritid@lierne.net 

Førjulsmartnan (pre-Christmas Market)

The pre-Christmas Market, which is held annually in mid-November in Nordli, attracted a respectable 1800 visitors in 2006. The exhibitors are spread among various locations, including Lierne community centre and the Nordli museum. A free market bus travels between the different sites. Nordli museum comprises several different buildings, among them a stabbur (a traditional food storehouse on a raised foundation of heavy timbers), and an old-fashioned kårstue, or cottage. Another attraction is a typical 1950s apartment furnished in the style of the day.

Contact: Lierne kommune, servicetorget, Tel.: +47 74 34 34 00, www.lierne.kommune.no Førjulsmartnan v/Lierne Fritid, NO-7882 Nordli / Tel.: 74 34 34 67 / www.lierne.net / fritid@lierne.net