What is a pilgrimage?

A pilgrimage is the act of deliberate travel; traveling outside while traveling within. It is a chance to reconnect with the earth, to listen, to face your inner self, to actively commune with a greater power. A pilgrimage is a refuge from the din…

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Go-with-the-flow

In the summer of 2018 I walked alone from Åre (Sweden) to Trondheim (Norway) the last 250 kilometres of the St. Olavsleden. Unfortunately I didn’t have time to do the whole path. I was fifty-seven years old at the time. Funny that some people I know…

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On my way

As far as I can see the narrow footpath winds ahead of me. Jagged tree roots meander over the earth, here and there lies a large mossy stone – I have to be careful not to trip. Near the ground, left and right of the path, grow blueberry bushes,…

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Time, space and freedom

In 2017, my mother told me about the St Olav’s Path, an old Scandinavian pilgrimage route. She had read a little article in a magazine about spirituality and happiness, and she had taken the decision. She was going to walk through the Swedish…

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Olav & I

In the summer of 2013 Ruben Heijloo (founder of Nordic Pilgrim) walked St. Olavsleden. He was asked by the St. Olavsleden project to test the newly renovated route, just before the official opening. He made a video blog of every hiking day. You can…

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Snowstorm

Lars from Switzerland was one of the first pilgrims of the 2023 season. He started in the beginning of May in Sunsvall, to end his trip in Trondheim in June. During his hike he experienced some pretty extreme weather conditions: from warm & sunny to…

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