In reply to ianstevens:
> Not in Scandinavia though
Nope, although the rest of the world and quite a few Finns don't seem to realise this. Sometimes it's a political identification thing.
> I've heard similar - I have a friend who is from there and they went back last summer to visit, and apparently the place is overrun. Too many visitors and not enough space or infrastructure for it all, which this plan is clearly designed to help with. I've never ben and want to go one day, but a) don't want to contribute to the overloading and b) the current state of the place sounds pretty horrible.
> I've never ben and want to go one day, but a) don't want to contribute to the overloading and b) the current state of the place sounds pretty horrible.
It's 10 years since I was last up that way in summer, and 20 since I last went to Lofoten in particular. 10 years ago in August it was quite quiet - other climbers at the Stetind unofficial official camping area, but we had the South Pillar to ourselves all day. The whole week was wonderful and we rarely saw anyone else away from the roads. http://lightfromthenorth.blogspot.com/2013/09/rock-climbing-in-arctic-norwa...
When I first went to Kallebukta (Lofoten) and we based ourselves there for a week, it was just paradise. No wonder the area with little climbs a walk away is called Lofoten. Sad it's busier now, but I do wonder how busy it can be compared to a bank holiday weekend in the Lakes for example? I'm sure its still paradise even if you have to pay up for a proper campsite - you won't smell as bad either after a shower!