The Bering Strait The great Nordic expedition conducted experiments along the Siberian coastline from 1734-43. A leading figure was Vitus Bering who already had sailed through the Bering Strait as early as 1728.
	Carolus Linnaeus The botanist, Carolus Linnaeus (Carl von Linné), made an important journey to Lapland to conduct botanical studies.
	The Trumpet of Nordland The Trumpet of Nordland was printed (Bergen and Copenhagen) in 1739, 32 years after det death of its author, Petter Dass.
	An Account of the Laplanders of Finmark After having studied Sami culture for some time, Knud Leem published his book, Beskrivelse over Finmarkens Lapper ("An Account of the Laplanders of Finmark, their Language, Manners, and Religion"), in 1767.
	The Pomor Trade legalized After many years of illegal trading, the pomor trade was legalized in 1789.
	Tourism to the North Cape The French prince Louis Philippe visited the North Cape in 1795. He was followed four years later by the Swedish A. F. Skjöldebrand and the Italian Guiseppe Acerbi. These events started the North Cape tourism.