This photo is lying: It is almost always blowing strong winds on the coastline of Central Norway. (Photo: vindsenterfosen.no). This week Statkraft, a leading company in hydropower, broke the news every Norwegian wind power enthusiast had been hoping for: Europe’s… Read More ›
Per Vonka and his father, Peder Vonka, met Roald Dahl during WWII. (Photo: Hallgeir Henriksen / Sami Newspaper Ságat) Had it not been for a chance meeting between author Roald Dahl and Per and his father Peder Vonka towards the… Read More ›
Jon Petter is neither afraid of the dark, wolves, moose nor extreme cold – but untuned guitars. (Photo: Private) With wolves and moose as new neighbors, Jon Petter Scheie Anti from Karasjok in Finnmark has chosen to sleep outdoors: The… Read More ›
Sámi footwear made by reindeer fur. The toe hook was practical when putting on skis. (Photo: visitfinland.com) Skaller (English: “Sculls”), the Sami Gállohat or Nuvttohat, are traditional Sami winter shoes made of reindeer skins primarily used in dry snow and… Read More ›
Proudly promoting Sami culture – Of course I’m promoting Sami culture, says Rasmus Johan Eira from Karasjok. I have experienced that many have not heard of the Sami people, and many think I am from Asia. This gives me a… Read More ›
– I am a Sami (Editors note: Norway’s indigenous people) and proud of it, but our flag gives me no pleasure. It is aesthetically ugly and filled with an occult message that I absolutely can’t relate to. A Christian cross… Read More ›
‘Lihkku beivviin’ is Sami and means happy birthday, and today the Sami people celebrates their National Day. On February 6th1917, the first Sami congress was held, and for the first time in history the Northern and Southern Sami were gathered… Read More ›
Mari Boine represents one of the strongest personalities within Norwegian music. She has become one of Norway’s favorite artists since her break-through album, ‘Gula Gula / Hear the Voices of the Foremothers’ in 1989. Her songs are rooted in her… Read More ›
The Sami people, also spelled Sámi or Saami, are the indigenous people inhabiting the Arctic area of Sápmi, which today encompasses parts of far northern Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Kola Peninsula of Russia, and the border area between south and… Read More ›
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