In the wilderness of Graddisfjellet in Nordland live the aging Swedish artist couple Kajsa Zetterquist and Per Adde. There they have built up a yard of ancient houses, and here they live for each other and for art. But they are also involved in society and have made a great effort both for Northern Norwegian artists and for the Sami.

In the small hamlet of Måren on the north side of the Sognefjord, only five people still live. One of them is the author, music announcer and smallholder Ivar Orvedal. Every other summer he organizes a music and poetry festival, the Måren Biennale, but after he lost a long-running battle last summer to prevent the development of the Mårenvassdraget, the future has become uncertain.