Fosen reindeer grazing debate

The latest Innlandet news from the last 48 hours puts the winter grazing case for Fosen reindeer, discussed in Dalsbygda, and the closure of Unicare Steffensrud in Vestre Toten at the forefront (NRK Innlandet). At the same time, the mayor of Tolga has left the SV and an economic actor in Gudbrandsdalen is investing 50 million kroner in a new production line (NRK Innlandet, GD Gudbrandsdølen).

Innlandet news: the Fosen reindeer case mobilises Dalsbygda

Os Senterparti organised the first public meeting in Dalsbygda after the deadline for the consultation on possible winter grazing for Fosen reindeer (NRK Innlandet). The state is examining the Håmmålsfjellet-Sålekinna area, in Nord-Østerdalen, as a replacement grazing area for around 2 000 reindeer, following the Supreme Court ruling in the Fosen case (NRK Innlandet). Local resistance is strong, partly due to fears of damage to nature and restrictions on outdoor life, hunting, fishing and game (NRK Innlandet).

Reindeer herder Terje Haugen, from Nord-Fosen, says he understands the opposition but believes the state must proceed cautiously after the mistakes made in the Fosen case (NRK Innlandet). Documentary filmmaker Håvard Bustnes describes a deadlocked situation and a state locked into a single solution (NRK Innlandet). Sør-Fosen sijte considers it critical to obtain winter grazing and expresses hope for coexistence with the local population (NRK Innlandet).

The case touches on reindeer herding, land-use planning and recreational use in Nord-Østerdalen. Residents consulted at the public meeting were able to raise their concerns after the consultation deadline; the case remains under review by the state (NRK Innlandet).

Unicare Steffensrud: last day of operation in Vestre Toten

Unicare Steffensrud, in Vestre Toten, is closing after more than 60 years of operation, after Helse Sør-Øst terminated the agreement (NRK Innlandet). The last patients left on Wednesday 28 October, and Friday 30 October is the last day of operation (NRK Innlandet). More than 100 employees are losing their jobs, but most have already found new work (NRK Innlandet).

CEO Lise Lotte Sundbakken says a major professional rehabilitation environment is disappearing (NRK Innlandet). Mette Synstelien, who grew up at Steffensrud and worked there for 24 years, describes the closure as painful and brutal (NRK Innlandet). In recent years, the institution offered rehabilitation to patients who had suffered strokes, cancer or neurological diseases (NRK Innlandet).

Local politics: Tolga mayor leaves the SV

Tolga mayor Bjørnar Tollan Jordet announced on Friday 30 October that he is leaving the Socialist Left Party, the SV (NRK Innlandet). The 40-year-old elected representative cites a prolonged disagreement over values and criticises the party’s internal management (NRK Innlandet). The news was first reported by the newspaper Arbeidets Rett (NRK Innlandet).

Bjørnar Tollan Jordet explains that he has reached a point of disagreement with values he defends and with the treatment of people (NRK Innlandet). He believes it is more right to leave the party than to remain associated with practices he considers problematic (NRK Innlandet). The SV, for its part, acknowledges major internal difficulties (NRK Innlandet).

Economy and transport: 50 million and a deadline for the old E6

GD Gudbrandsdølen reports that a company is investing 50 million kroner in a new production line (GD Gudbrandsdølen, 29 October). GD Gudbrandsdølen presents this investment as the continuation of a series of industrial successes in Gudbrandsdalen (GD Gudbrandsdølen, 29 October).

The same newspaper says there is an opening to save the old E6, with a short window for action now (GD Gudbrandsdølen, 30 October). The actors involved believe that rapid action is needed to seize this opportunity (GD Gudbrandsdølen, 30 October).

📌 Local briefs

In Hamar, police cordoned off an area in the city centre and around the University of Innlandet premises on Thursday afternoon after threats were reported at a residence (NRK Innlandet). At 15:46, police said they had the situation under control: no one was injured, gas and compressed-air weapons were seized, an investigation was opened and no one was arrested (NRK Innlandet).

A cyclist was seriously injured after a collision (Hamar Arbeiderblad, 29 October, 22:00). In Gudbrandsdalen, a fight broke out in a pub after a man saw another man joking with his partner (GD Gudbrandsdølen, 30 October, 05:00). A resident, Bodil, complains about a pile of stones in her garden (GD Gudbrandsdølen, 30 October, 04:00). Hamar Arbeiderblad also mentions a claim for 100 000 kroner after a bankruptcy in the city centre (30 October, 00:00) and a 69-year-old man, Hallgeir, puzzled by a message received from his “son” (30 October, 04:00).

These Innlandet news items, from local politics to economic life, cover the period from 29 to 30 October 2026.

Sources: NRK Innlandet, Hamar Arbeiderblad, GD Gudbrandsdølen, The Local Norway — Period: 29 October 2026 and 30 October 2026