When the first settlers made their homes at Granberget in the nineteenth century, there were no shops around the corner and no easy supply routes. Much of what sustained them had to come from the place itself.
It was a hard life, and we should not romanticise it. But for many, there was also the dream of something of their own: land to cultivate, forest, water and the chance to build a life through their own efforts.
The forests, bogs and waters were also a pantry. People fished, hunted, set traps and grew what they could during the short but intense summer. They gathered berries and mushrooms. Each part of the year had its tasks, and knowledge of nature was essential to getting by.
Of course, we live a very different life at Granberget today. We do not depend on nature for survival. But the longer we have lived here, the more we have discovered how much this place offers—and how satisfying it is to make use of it.
A small stream with trout runs below the factory. Nearby waters offer grayling, trout, Arctic char, perch and pike. When early summer arrives and the first mayflies and other insects begin to hatch, fishing moves from the winter ice to rivers and lakes, and the fly-fishing season begins.
Then come the berries.
First come the cloudberries out on the bogs. Then blueberries and raspberries, followed later by lingonberries and cranberries. The forests and bogs gradually replenish the pantry, asking only that we know when and where to look.
At the same time, we have built a pantry of our own around the house.
The garden has grown year by year, as has the greenhouse. We grow potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers, courgettes and pumpkins, among other things. There are strawberries and raspberries, currants, gooseberries and blackberries. Apple and cherry trees have been joined by grapevines and other plants that even we are sometimes surprised to be able to grow this far north.
For parts of the year, we have become almost self-sufficient in certain foods.
Not because we have to. Because we can.
There is something deeply satisfying about wondering what to have for dinner, then realising that much of it can be gathered from the garden, forest or waters around us. It changes our relationship with food, too. A trout you caught yourself, potatoes you planted or cloudberries you picked on the bog take on a different meaning.
And perhaps there is a small connection there to the people who once built their lives here.
For the settlers, knowledge of the forests, waters and seasons was essential to survival. For us, it is something we are slowly rediscovering.
This year we have taken another step. Having passed our hunting exams, we are looking forward to winter treetop hunting for grouse.
We are not trying to live as people did here nearly two hundred years ago. But perhaps we can continue learning something similar: to see what the place offers, understand the seasons and make use of a small part of what Granberget gives us.
During the summer of 2026, we selected three pilot partners from almost 100 applications from Sweden and abroad. The pilot year has now begun with installations in Hemavan, Åre and Borgafjäll.
Under sommaren 2026 valde vi ut tre pilotkunder bland närmare 100 intresseanmälningar från Sverige och andra länder. Pilotåret har nu inletts med installationer i Hemavan, Åre och Borgafjäll.
Tillsammans med våra pilotkunder kommer vi under det kommande året att vidareutveckla varje del av Scandinavian Domes – från materialval och hantverk till logistik, installation och långsiktig hållbarhet – inför den bredare marknadslanseringen 2027.