Nakkholmene og Lindøya

As soon as you leave a city or town, you see them everywhere, small idyllic houses located along the river, on the waterfront, the mountainsides and in the forests. These small houses are of course cabins and holiday homes used during the holidays and weekends. We are now passing the islands of Nakkholmen and Lindøya which are home to 182 and 300 cabins respectively. The islands were regulated for cabin use early in the 1900s with strict restrictions. Life at the cabin is often characterised by its closeness to nature and a break from city life. As early as the 17th century the upper classes had already begun to use country houses, but farmers and fisherman also took a break from their everyday life in summer farms or fishing cabins. Increased prosperity, shorter working weeks and longer holidays led to an acceleration in cabin building beyond the 20th century. Today there are almost half a million cabins and holiday homes in Norway and many small villages double their number of inhabitants when the cabin guests arrive.