Bjørn, Dønna

In 1754, a royal decree was made to grant Bjørn permission to hold an annual market, called the Bjørnsmartnan. It was considered the country's second largest market after the Grundset market at Elverum. In the 1870s, there were up to 3,000 visitors in boats and about 160 buildings in use as shops during the market. The markets were held as late as the early 1900s. The tradition has been taken up again from 1981 with a market every two years.^[3]