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From his stortingsleilighet in Oslo came stortingspolitiker Jonny Finstad and family, his father Erling Finstad to his final resting place.
The funeral was held in Buksnes church in Norwegian fishing village. A scores of people gathered in the church on Tuesday this week.
In the Oslo set Jonny Finstad, along with his wife and their two sons.
Despite the fact that it boasts several hundred kilometres between them, they could with good help from the funeral home following the funeral service over the web.
We overlaid on the us fine clothes., lit candles, put up images and flowers to make it the most worthy. This was something I had dreaded, has me to the whole of life, that this day would come. They had seen for themselves that one should be able to go to church, but when it didn’t, this was a good option, ” says Finstad.
Also Finstads sister and her family had to follow the funeral from Tønsberg.
It was Lofotposten who first publicized the case.
Had not the opportunity to return home
Normally commute the family between the Lofoten islands in the north and Oslo in the south. Because of korona-the pandemic, they have the last time stayed in Oslo.
my Wife has just finished cancer treatment down here, and the job of the Parliament requires that I am present. Therefore, we have chosen to be in Oslo.
Finstad tells us that also his mother at home in the Norwegian fishing village is in high risk. Together with her sister the two agreed that if it was possible to carry out the funeral in other ways, so they should do it.
member of parliament and former mayor of the Norwegian fishing village municipality, Jonny Finstad says that the family was left with a positive experience after his father’s funeral.
Photo: Beth Mørch Pettersen / NRK
It was not really difficult to make the decision not to go. It was a difficult situation basically with that dad went away, but with the potential smittefare we found out that if there were other opportunities, so we had to do it. And it let the funeral home to arrange for, ” says Finstad.
with the help of a company organized Simonsen funeral home in Lofoten silik that the families who sat on the Eastern part of norway could see the live migration from the funeral.
In the church, it was set up a big screen so that Finstad could hold to speak to his father.
A positive experience, despite
After the request from the media to share the story, the family has agreed that it can be of help to others.
I am a public person, and expected that there could be interest around this. When we got the enquiry from the media if we wanted to share this experience, so was the family with a time positive that we should do it, ” says Finstad.
Korona-the pandemic that is ravaging the country makes it difficult for many people to be able to be physically present at the funerals.
Finstad tells that the ceremony felt as worthy and great, and that the family had a positive experience despite a special situation.
– I have dreaded, has me to how this was going to be, but in retrospect I see, even if one is in sorrow, that there was a plaster on the wound that the technology made it possible for us to participate.
In addition to the fact that the families in Oslo and Tønsberg followed the funeral over the internet, connected søskenparet on the Messenger so that the two could keep in touch during the ceremony, ” says Finstad.
Increasing demand
For Simonsen funeral home, this was the first time that a funeral was streamed.
– It is the very first time I have had to stream a funeral. When korona-the pandemic came and I thought that it would be nice to do, and I suggested it for the family. It says a managing director at Simonsen funeral home in the Lofoten islands, Jan-Robert Simonsen.
Gravferdskonsulent and general manager at Simonsen funeral home, Jan-Robert Simonsen think the offer will be applicable also for korona-pandemic
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I think that this is a good option, but you will never get the near that you get when you are present physically. We live in a elongated country, so it is well possible that this is something we’re going to continue with, even after the pandemic is over, ” says Simonsen.
NRK has been in contact with several funeral directors who can tell you that they offer live funeral.
Jølstad funeral home has offices in several locations in the country. The manager there, Jan Willy Løken can tell that they have had a marked increase of online funerals the last time.
We have had this offer a long time before korona-the situation arose, but it is only recently that we have seen an increase of such requests. Just the last week we have had 19 funerals with digital transmission, ” says Løken.
Also by Engeseth funeral home in Oslo tells the manager that they offer this service.
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