Femund Hytte, as it was called, was a smelter's hut under Røro's copper works from 1739 to 1822. A separate community grew up with several hundred people connected to the smelter's hut. 

There were at most 11 farms and families, with 80-90 people permanently resident at the end of the 1700th century. There was a separate school for the children at the "hut". When the Verket decided to close Femund Hytte and move it to Drevsjø where there was more forest, many of the buildings/farms were taken down and moved to Drevsjø and Røros. Farm name at Femundshytten was used further at Drevsjø.

Farming was combined with trapping/hunting and fishing, which became the most important occupation for the farmers around Femund. Forestry work was important for some of the men, while the wife was at home taking care of herself 
children and animals on the farm. Berry gathering and moss picking were also important occupations out in the wasteland where nature set the conditions for survival.

In 1978 they got electricity at Femundshytta, before that time clothes had to be washed by hand, food had to be pickled and canned in Norwegian glass. Candles and the petromax lamp were the light source. When the washing machine and freezer arrived on the farm, it made the working day much easier for the housewife.

The road to the farm was applied for for 40 years before permission was finally granted for construction in 1996. When the road was completed in 1998, Femundshytten was connected to the outside world in a new way. It was the end of having to use Femund as access route all year round, boat in summer, snowmobile in winter.
Many loads have been transported at Femund when construction projects had to be carried out.

In July 2010, Femundshytten was added to UNESCO's World Heritage List. Røros as a world heritage site was extended to also apply to the Circumferens. This was an area around the mountain town of Røros that Røros Kobberverk was given by King Christian 4 to ensure the Works' access to raw materials and labour. Femund Hytte was part of Røros Kobberverk and shows how important the villages/people and natural resources around Røros were to ensure the operation of the smelter there.

Femund Hytte was a small smelter's cabin in line with several smaller cabins the Verket built out in the rural areas. It was cheaper/less work to transport part of the ore out into the districts where the forest was and "rough smelt" it there. If all the coal and wood had been transported to Røros, there would have been many times as much load as had to be driven by horse. 

Femund Hytte is unique among these cabins because it was located out in the wasteland, far from settlements and roads, but with the natural resources needed for the smelting. You can take part in this adventure. Contact Femundshytten if you want catering.