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  • Shopping in Sápmi

    Shopping in Sápmi

      The Swedish Sámi Association (SSR) has a web site that lists retailers that sell products and services from Swedish Sápmi. The site is in Swedish but please contact us at VisitSápmi if you need help with shopping advice or information.    Check ...

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  • Adventure begins with Sápmi Experience!

    Adventure begins with Sápmi Experience!

    VisitSápmi launch the Sámi tourism initiative Sápmi Experience. Sápmi Experience is the quality label for Sámi tourism service providers. The Quality label represents compliance with Sámi know-how, responsible travel, and sustainable practices. Bu...

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  • Eagle benefits from lemming explosion

    Eagle benefits from lemming explosion

    Although we have reported on lemmings before we thought you’d be interested in an up-date. Due of the abundance of lemmings this season a wide range of carnivores have benefited including the endangered Arctic Fox. Golden eagles like this one I sa...

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  • Where words end, joik begins

    Where words end, joik begins

    Sápmi Sessions is the name of a program series on Swedish Television (SVT) that was the high point of Thursday evenings in the spring of 2011. In prime time, we could follow magical encounters between well-known Swedish and Sami artists at a studi...

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  • Waiting is hunting

    Waiting is hunting

    Yet to come in the news. See Facts.

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  • Lemmings and more lemmings

    Lemmings and more lemmings

    Photo: Magnus Ström The Norwegian Lemming (lemmus lemmus). They are cute, angry and fearless. We have had a dramatic spring winter for the lemming lover. A legendary lemming mass migration has taken place all over the mountain range. It has of...

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  • Arctic Fox

    Arctic Fox

      The Arctic Fox has become endangered in Sápmi. A major contributory factor is that the Red Fox is foraging at higher altitudes and has taken over most of the traditional habitat of the Arctic Fox. On a global scale the conservation status of the...

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  • Giron Travel

    Giron Travel

    Giron Siida is a small family business, established 2003. The company offers reindeer sled trips, snow mobile tours and Northern light experiences, often in co-operation with other Sámi service providers in the region.

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  • Nutti Sámi Siida

    Nutti Sámi Siida

    Nutti Sámi Siida is a well established, award winning Sámi company. Located next to the world famous Icehotel in Jukkajärvi. In addition to cooperation with the Ice Hotel they offer both short experiences and multi-day trips exploring the...

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  • Min Eallin

    Min Eallin

    Min Eallin in Övre Soppero offers a variety of genuine Sámi experiences. Here, in beautiful Sápmi you can experience the Sámi way of life from the family’s homestead.     Min Eallin offers reindeer sled trips, snowmobile tours and winter fishing a...

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