Skjolden
In 1909, Kari and Nils H. Lerum started juice-production at Sørheim, between Skjolden and Urnes. They built a small factory, the so called «Safthuset» (the juice house)
N.H. Lerums Saftfabrikk AS - Sørheim
The first Lerum juice was boiled one August day in 1907 in the small hamlet Leri at Sørheim in Luster in Sogn. Kari and Nils Hansson Lerum ran a country store, Bui, and received berries from the farmers in the area. The berries was sent on by boat to Bergen. One day there were two stumps of raspberries standing on the quay, these were the juice to make. This was the start of the Lerum adventure.
Nils had run a country store for several years. Two years after the first juice was boiled, the Safthuset, the first factory, opened. Today, both the country store and the juice house appear as a museum.
The factory from 1907 was restored for the 90th anniversary of Lerum in 1997 and stands out as it was originally. In 2003, the restored country store opened, which Nils and Kari Lerum started in 1905.
The Lerum Group is still family-owned. Today, the 4th generation is the owner. Lerum is a supplier of jams, juices and lemonade.
Guided Tour
Would you like to see what the factory looked like 100 years ago? Every summer you can join a guided tour with history narration. In the general store you can see how trade was done at that time.
How to get to Sørheim?
Drive to Solvorn and take the Urnes Ferry to Ornes. See timetables here for the ferry. From Ornes Ferry Pier it is 19 km to Sørheim. Take your time as the road is narrow so you have to expect around 25 minutes by car. If you come from Skjolden it is 11km to Sørheim, but you have to expect around 15 minutes by car as the road is narrow.
Bron: Visit Sognefjord AS