Hedmarktoppen Folk High School ( no, Hedmarktoppen Folkehøgskole) is a folk high school in Hamar. It was established in 1970, and is owned and run by the Norwegian Pentecostal movement.

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events are held there, and the gospel

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Frisk Luft ''Frisk Luft'' ('Fresh Air') is a Norwegian gospel group. It was founded in 1972 as . It consisted of Rune Larsen, Ivar Skippervold, Arnold Børud and Kjell Fjalsett, and since all are accomplished musicians outside of the group as well, ''Frisk L ...

'' was formed during such an event by

Kjell Fjalsett Kjell Sigurd Fjalsett (born 1952) is a Norwegian singer and musician. He made a name for himself in the Norwegian gospel and Christian pop scene as a teenager in the choir Believe, covering the song "Oh Happy Day" among other things. He later form ...

Rune Larsen Rune Larsen (born 8 August 1948) is a Norwegian journalist, singer, musician, record producer and television presenter. He was born in Bergen. He made his stage debut in 1957, and his television debut in 1964. By that time, he had already played w ...

Ivar Skippervold Ivar Skippervold (born 14 March 1949) is a Norwegian singer and musician. He hails from Oslo, but moved to Lillesand as an adult. He took up music at an early age, and his first self-made music was protest songs. He became Christian out of a "reli ...

and Arnold Børud in 1972. The Pentecostals at Hedmarktoppen were also the first to broadcast radio outside of the Norwegian radio monopoly. This happened on 16 December 1981, before

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actually implemented its liberalizing broadcasting policies, which were enacted on 1 January 1982.

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Folk high schools in Norway Education in Hamar Educational institutions established in 1970 {{norway-school-stub