Tips

Tips

Special days

Next to Christmas, Midsummer is the most important celebration for the Swedes – perhaps less so for the Norwegians. In Sweden…

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Activities

Many towns and villages have a hembygdsgård. This is often an old farm or collection of buildings. A hembygdsgård often functions…

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Food and fika

Fika is a big part of every Swede’s everyday life. It is often translated as a ‘coffee with something sweet-break’. But it is…

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Animal encounters

It is possible to spot animals while hiking St. Olavsleden. Granted: most animals will hear you barging through the dense…

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Forest food

After you learned where to spot them, you’ll see them just everywhere. Swedish and Norwegian law allows any person to walk any…

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Five towns along the route

Sundsvall is the seat of Sundsvall Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden. It has a population of approximately 58,000 and…

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Tips from locals

We are of course very enthusiastic about the different regions the St. Olavs Path passes. But you don’t just have to believe us:…

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Photogenic spots

There are many beautiful places you pass when hiking or cycling St. Olavsleden. Too many to mention. These are just a couple of…

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Stories

Stories

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,…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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St. Olavsleden on bicycle

The St. Olavsleden (St. Olav path) is mainly known as a hiking trail, but cyclists can also follow in the footsteps/tire tracks of Olav. And with the arrival of a new…

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Returning as volunteer

Mireille from Belgium walked the St. Olav's Trail from Sweden to Norway in 2023. She liked one of the accommodations she stayed at so much that she returned a year later…

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Moving to Sweden

Over the years we have met quite a few people who were interested in moving to Sweden, Norway or Finland after completing their hike. Not surprising: there is a lot of…

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