The Blood Road Museum in Saltdal

Opening hours

Opening hours summer 2026:
23.06 – 09.08. 11.00 – 16.00
Mondays are closed

About

At the top of Saltdal Rural Museum stands the Blodvei Museum. Housed in a German barracks from Dunderlandsdalen, it recounts the history of prisoners of war and their lives and work under German rule from 1942 to 1945. Tens of thousands of prisoners were sent north to construct roads and railways, enduring inhumane conditions, and many never returned.

Nordland was the primary county for prisoners in Norway, with most involved in road and railway construction. Saltdal had the highest concentration of prisoners by the end of the war. The Blodvei Museum portrays the prisoners’ lives and their encounters with a brutal and heartless system, as well as their interactions with locals who did their utmost to aid starving prisoners.

There is a wheelchair ramp providing access to the Blood Road Museum. There are no toilet facilities at the Blood Road Museum itself, but toilets are available at Skippergården, which is located on the same site.

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