Gaundalen, a mountain farm in North Trondheim near the Swedish border, where a mother, Ingeborg Gaundal (82) and a son, Steinar (51), live. Three mile footpath to the nearest neighbour. To solve the communication problem, Steinar has built an airstrip behind the barn and bought a private plane.

Styvi in the Nærøyfjorden, a lonely beach farm along one of the most famous fjord arms in the country. Here, Botolv Hov (82) lives alone in the winter, the only permanent resident on a roadless farm along the Nærøyfjord. In the summer, he is joined by his wife, and together they have built up an extensive farm museum.