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Mushing and Outdoor Life

  • Pasvik Folkehøgskole – Svanvik
  • Telephone: 78 96 41 00
  • E-mail: pasvik@ffk.no
  • Course length: All year
  • Course teaching amount: 15 hours/week
  • Price: from 125 000,-
  • Foundation:
    Liberal
    The liberal folk high schools are built on values that are not based on one particular belief. They encourage students with different interests and beliefs to apply.
  • Food: Vegetarian
    Most schools will accommodate food allergies and other dietary needs. If you have questions, please contact the school directly.
  • Environmental certification:
    Miljøfyrtårn
  • Location: Pasvik
  • Study tour for the course: Fjelluka – snørekjøring og vinterfriluftsliv, Backpacking with dogs in the Pasvik National Park, Med hund under åpen himmel, På egenhånd med hund og bål, First dog sledding of the year, Sledeekspedisjon på Finnmarksvidda, Vårens vakreste eventyr på slede, Mushing at Engholm Husky in Karasjok, Finnmarksløpet: Europe's longest dog-sled race, Autumn Training with wagons
  • Study tour for the school: Finnmarksløpet: Europe's longest dog-sled race, Autumn-trip, The Varanger Fjord, Nord-kalottur i mørketida

Is your dream mushing in the Arctic? To lead a team of dogs through the snow and wilderness?

Mushing and Outdoor Life are for those who dream of mastering a team of dogs. Our dogs are here only for the students, they should be trained and groomed every day and are always available. We have both Alaskan and Siberian husky. Pasvik is a dog sledding paradise with snow six months per year. You get to walk the dogs all year round and in March you get to experience Finnmarksløpet from the inside.

At Mushing and Outdoor Life you get really close to animals and nature. We travel on short and long trips in Pasvik, both hiking and of course sledding. No prior knowledge is required, as long as you like to be outside and really love dogs.

For more information in English visit our webpage!

Foreign students

Pasvik Folkehøgskole has a program for foreigners who want to explore life in Norway and learn Norwegian. You follow one of our main subjects and study Norwegian for 8 hours a week. We currently have students from the Netherlands, the U.S., Germany, the U.K. and Scandinavia.

The school

Our school has a climbing wall, a gym, a swimming pool, football fields, ski tracks and three saunas. We have a big dining hall, where students share their meals and a common area with a piano. We have several dorms, which have been renovated recently with single and double rooms. Outside the school there's plenty of opportunities for outdoor life, hunting and fishing. The school also has its own dog kennel with around 30 Alaskan huskies. In summer, we go canoeing and hiking, whereas in winter we go skiing, kiting, and ice fishing. One of the school's three saunas is located right next to the Pasvik river, so you get to watch the northern lights in winter during sauna and get to take ice baths.

Our values

We emphasize tolerance, human dignity and equality. We are concerned with respect for cultural backgrounds, different sexual orientations, identities, political views and views on life. We are proud that our students get involved in everything from the PRIDE parade to solidarity work. Our core values ​​are diversity, human development, community and joy of nature. With us, you get to be exactly who you are.

Courses at the school

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