INDIAN SUMMER: Karoline Berg (Norway), Vegard Seljemo (Norway), Rune Alexandersen (Norway) and Kaisa Vainio (Finland) were exchange students in the autumn semester of 2011. Here on the river beach in the centre of Arkhangelsk.
Photo: Rune S. Alexandersen
MEMORIES: Jorma has taken a lot of photos during his stay in Arkhangelsk.
Photo: Rune S. Alexandersen
FRIENDLY: Kaisa Vainio from Finland says it is easy to get Russian friends in Arkhangelsk.
Photo: Rune S. Alexandersen
WARM ATMOSPHERE: Hedvig Ølmheim (number two after the Russian lady) was a student at the Russian studies program in Arkhangelsk the autumn semester last year, and got to dance traditional Russian folk dances at the outdoor museum Malye Kareli.
Photo: Rune S. Alexandersen
FISHING TRIP: Vegard Seljemo from Norway will never forget the fishing trip his Russian friends invited him to.
Photo: Rune S. Alexandersen
GOOD FOOD: The barbeque dish «Shashlik» is popular in Arkhangelsk and all over the former Soviet Union. And Jorma also likes it!
Photo: Rune S. Alexandersen
RIVER CITY: Arkhangelsk is situated by the large Northern Dvina river. During winter the river is frozen. Locals often go skiing there.