NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on his way to Trænafestivalen – news Nordland

On Thursday afternoon, he landed by Widerøe plane in Sandnessjøen. From here he will travel further out to the island community Træna on Helgeland. Festival director Viggo Randal says that they have known about the visit for a while already. – I can confirm that. He’s almost a rock star today. It is a great visit for us, he says to news. On Saturday, the NATO chief’s daughter, Catharina Stoltenberg, will play on the festival’s closing day. She plays in the electronics duo Smerz with Henriette Motzfeldt. The band has been awarded the festival’s most unique concert arena, Kirkhelleren. The historic cave is located on the island of Sanna, and has for many years hosted several of the festival’s highlights. Last year, Fay Wildhagen played in the cave, a concert that news showed the same autumn. KIRKHELLEREN: Fay Wildhagen performed in Kirkhelleren during the Træna Festival in 2021. Photo: Aurora Henni Krogh / news The cave is not only interesting for festival participants. Researchers have also shown interest in the place for a long time. In February, scientists were able to establish that there has been human activity in the cave as far back as 9000 years ago. Facts about Kirkhelleren Photo: Tore Meek / SCANPIX Kirkhelleren is a large cave on the island of Sanna in Træna municipality in Nordland. The cave is 45 meters deep, 20 meters wide and 32 meters high, and is formed by wave erosion. Traces of human activity from both the Stone Age and the Iron Age have been found in Kirkhelleren. Every summer during the Træna Festival, Kirkhelleren is also used as a concert venue, as it has a naturally good acoustics (pictured). (source: Wikipedia) The training festival was canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic, but last year the festival arranged a stripped-down version. Despite the fact that prominent artists such as Fay Wildhagen, Arif, Tix Halvdan Sivertsen and Kapteinen performed, only 200 tickets were sold as a result of the corona situation. See Fay Wildhagen perform in Kirkhelleren during last year’s Trænafestival: Far out to sea, near the Arctic Circle, inside the cave Kirkehelleren. And with the audience present. Join Fay Wildhagen’s evocative musical universe.



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