7-torpsleden

A beautiful october day. Julian, Esmira and I drove to lake Lomsen at Finnskogen to take the walk. Something I have wanted to do for long. 7-torpsleden in Lekvattnet has very old roots. The trail primarily follows old pathways created by Finnish migrants who settled in the forest areas here from the 1600. The trail passes seven farms, all with Finnish origins. Along the way you cross the border between Norway and Sweden. Two farms are on the Norwegian side of the border. During World War Two, the paths were also an escape route from Norway. Ritamäki finngård is probably the best preserved Finnish migrant farm in Finnskogen. The meadowland at Ritamäki is maintained as a protected nature reserve.
From Finnskogen to Arvika, where we went to the indian restaurant Hello India, before Julian and Esmira took the train back to Oslo. A great day in every way :)