Welcome in Helligskogen.
Helligskogen mountain lodge in Skibotndalen was previously a mountain farm and shuttle station. The old buildings from the 19th century are located on a small idyllic embankment, surrounded by large stone walls and form an exciting and special cultural landscape. The place was once a Sami sacrificial site.
From 1846 the farm became one of the State's mountain lodges. From ancient times this has been a traffic hub. Travelers from all over the North Calotte met here. They came by to rest and have a meal, before they were ready for the next journey the next day, on foot, by horse transport or reindeer raid. The sacred forest (Pyhaouta in Finnish) means "The sacred forest". Today there is almost no forest growth in the area, but the timber for the first cabin is said to have been cut on site. This was relatively rough, which suggests that the sacred forest may have been a pine forest.