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These boots are made for walking

Sámi Women Boot Camp in Jokkmokk enrolled a formidable unit of creative women drilled by sergeants Pia Huova from the Swedish Sámi Association and...

Viddernas Hus

Viddernas Hus, Jokkmokk Greta Huuva is a culinary ambassador for Sápmi. With her daughter Linn Huuva she is dedicated to preserve and to develop th...

Field work for VisitSápmi

Nikkaluokta and Kebnekaise, by Neil Rogers  Just back from 4 days in the field providing product development support and entrepreneur mentoring for...

Thomassons Gård

A warm welcome home is what Sámi owned Thomassons Gård in Åre offer. A harmonious place right in the ski resort Åre. This is a place with a long an...

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Jokkmokk winter market
Jokkmokk winter market

Jokkmokk winter market Coming up - Jokkmokk winter market! First Thursday in...

Autumn in Sápmi
Autumn in Sápmi

Autumn has come and the herds are gathered in from their grazing grounds in t...

Sámi Design
Sámi Design

Intro about artists and designers working with tradition and new design.

VisitSápmi autumn
VisitSápmi autumn

The autumn is here and the reindeer are gathered by the herders.    

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Renbiten

Photo: Renbiten   In Idre Sameby, the southernmost Sámi community in Dalafjällen, Helena and Peter Andersson operate the Sámi family company...

Njarka Sameläger

Photo: Kalle Jonasson   In Kall Sameby by Lake Häggsjön west of Åre you will find Njarka Sameläger. It is a well established reindeer farm and Sámi...

Ájtte - Svenskt Fjäll och Samemuseum

Photo: Ájtte, Jan Gustavsson Fjällträdgården   Ájtte is the main museum for Sámi culture. It also specializes in mountain nature and culture as wel...

To do & companies

Photo: Benny Jonsson    Under this section you will find Sámi companies that can offer Sámi experiences. Look at the black/white headings in the...

Images
Sofia Jannok on Sápmi
Sofia Jannok on Sápmi

”It is fantastic that we take on the responsibility to manage our heritage,...

Clothes for special occasions
Clothes for special occasions

Traditional festive dress from Southern Sápmi.

Visit Sámi Duodji in Jokkmokk
Visit Sámi Duodji in Jokkmokk

Visit Sámi Duodji (handicraft) in Jokkmokk. It is the Sámi Handicraft Center....

Sámi design
Sámi design

The knowledge how to make traditional clothes is passed down from one...

Facts
Short history lesson - time travel

Older Stone Age Not much is known from this period. Recent research shows that groups of people, travelling north, inhabited the land along the...

Tradition and development at the same time

    Sámi handicraft plays an important role for the Sámi. Duodji (the north Sámi word for handicraft) can show who you are and where you come from....

Nature is our culture

  The bedrock, the type of soil and prevailing climate determine the development of vegetation, which in turn determines animal life. Everything...