Update:
Nearly 15,000 have applied to live here for free: – Completely wild
Last year, 300 people applied to live for free in small Arctic villages. Now, 50 times as many applications have been received.
Geiranger is quiet in winter. Digital nomads will help create more activity in the tourist village even in winter. Photo: Øyvind Sandnes / NRK Aerial photo
Published today at 1:36 PM
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– It’s absolutely crazy and overwhelming. I would never have dreamed of such numbers, says Katrin Blomvik Bakken, CEO of Geirangerfjorden Verdsarv.
They are collaborating on the project with organizations in Iceland and the Faroe Islands.
The three villages of Geiranger in Norway, Þingeyri in Iceland and Vágur in the Faroe Islands are together on the project – Arctic Digital Nomads Stipend.
Photo: Øyvind Sandnes/Gunnar Ólafsson/Martijn Bastiaans
The goal is to create activity in small Arctic villages, and attract the people and expertise that local communities need.
Last year they were surprised that 300 digital nomads applied for the scholarship.
Now it has completely taken off. But thanks to a new application portal, Katrin Blomvik Bakken believes that sorting the applications and selecting the lucky 15 will go smoothly.
– We may find candidates for other places as well. Because there are many other villages here that also certainly need residents. So now they can just get in touch, laughs Katrin Blomvik Bakken.
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https://www.nrk.no/mr/overveldande-respons-pa-stipendet-om-a-fa-bu-gratis-i-geiranger_-norddal-og-eidsdal-1.1761352