It’s the perfect place to study how Iron Age people responded to climate change. Lofoten is so far north that it’s on the edge of the farmable world, so small shifts in summer temperature make ...

The islands enjoy an oceanic climate far milder than their latitude ... Backpackers, hikers, photographers and surfers are the new Lofoten tourists. The seaweed-strewn sands, jagged mountain ...

Being on the Gulf Stream means that, despite its latitude, Lofoten’s climate is relatively mild, even reaching 20C in summer, and it didn’t feel too far off that on our final morning.

At the 68th parallel, Lofoten is further north than Iqaluit ... an hour winds whip the few of us who’ve braved the blustery weather, and there are moments when I feel like I might get whisked ...