Arctic Finland: 70th annual reindeer cup races held on frozen Lake Inari
After a two-year pause, the annual reindeer race cup was finally taking place on the frozen lake Inari last weekend.
Read moreAfter a two-year pause, the annual reindeer race cup was finally taking place on the frozen lake Inari last weekend.
Read moreThe Christmas season is all about holiday traditions, from decorating the tree to prepping the big meal and waiting for
Read moreIllustration showing an example of destructive Sami stereotypes for the Sami Parliament in Finland’s Culturally Responsible Sami Tourism project. (Artist:
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Read moreAn indigenous hip-hop musician and a disability rights activist are among the winners of this year’s state arts prizes. Hip-hop
Read moreSara Wesslin is actively working to revitalize the Skolt Sámi language that was on the brink of extinction. The BBC
Read moreThe Arctic railway The Arctic railway Building a future… or destroying a culture? By Eilís Quinn An Indigenous nation divided
Read moreThe Finnish Heritage Agency (FHA) is conducting a nationwide field inspection of ancient monuments protected by the government. The Nationally
Read moreDanish sign language performer Lea Hyldstrup was named the winner of the Nordics’ first visual song contest for the deaf,
Read moreLocals in Lappeenranta in southeast Finland formally opened the city’s snow church, otherwise known as the Church of St. Lawrence
Read moreThe Finnish short dance film Eatnanvuloš lottit (“Birds in the Earth”, 2018) by Sámi artist and director Marja Helander has
Read moreThe central organisation for coordinating all issues related to the indigenous Sámi languages in the Nordic countries may not be
Read moreIn my previous post, I wrote about how a Concorde jet and Chinese tourists have irrevocably changed Lapland in the
Read moreIt’s becoming a more common sight: Hollywood location scouts travelling to Lapland to see if what they see and hear
Read moreFinland’s biggest book prizes, the Fiction, Non-Fiction and Juvenile Finlandia awards, will be handed out on 29 November, just as
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