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Experience the Sami culture in Norway. Ancient sounds, traditional handicraft, and a long-standing reindeer culture meet new technology and a modern way of life. Here are eight fascinating facts about the Sami – the indigenous people of Norway.
- Land of the Sami
The town of Karasjok, with its recognised Sami institutions...
- Land of the Sami
- The Sami Languages Are Very Different from Norwegian
- Nine Languages Constitute One Sami People
- Reindeer, Sea and River Sami Were The Traditional Ways of Life
- The Joik Is A Unique Sami Attribute
- The Sami Are Intricate Designers of Fashion and Crafts
- The 21st Century Has Brought in A New Era For The Sami
- The Sami Parliament
The Sami people speak a language that is a member of the Uralic linguistic group along with languages such as Finnish, Estonian and Hungarian. Norwegian and other Indo-European languages are not related to the Sami’s tongue.
A total of nine different but closely related Sami languages are spoken in the Sami region. Today, three of these languages are in active use in Northern Norway. Sami people from the south of Northern Norway can talk effortlessly to their nearest Sami neighbours in Sweden, but cannot communicate with Sami people from the far north. The dialect boun...
Around 2,600 Sami people in Norway make their living from herding reindeer,and the majority of the region of Northern Norway is actually used for raising reindeer. Traditionally, most Sami people have supported themselves through fishing, livestock farming, and hunting, along the coast, on the fjords and alongside the large rivers farther inland. T...
Sami culture has many unique forms of expression. Joik, one of the oldest song traditions in Europe, is alive and well. A joik is dedicated to a person, an animal or a place, and the harmonies reproduce the qualities of the object of the song. If you would like to chat someone up, try “joiking” him/her – it has quite an effect!
The “gákti”, traditional Sami clothing, is another unbroken, living tradition, but mostly used when dressing up for celebrations or parties. In contrast to what “the national costume police” may say, there is nothing wrong with going your own way, and the “kofte” follows fluctuations in fashion. Duoddji is the Sami word for “craft”, and many tradit...
In the twenty-first century, Sami culture is meeting the modern world in a new way. No Sami people live a completely traditional life today, and the everyday lives of many of these indigenous people appear very modern indeed. At the same time, however, interest in joik, duoddji and the language itself is increasing rapidly. Traditional joik is bein...
The Sami Parliament is situated in the village of Karasjok in Finnmark, and visitors might join a guided tour in the symbolic, and architecturally interesting building. The Sami Parliament was first opened in 1989, and the democratically elected parliament deals with all matters concerning the Sami people.
The Sámi (/ ˈ s ɑː m i / SAH-mee; also spelled Sami or Saami) are the traditionally Sámi-speaking Indigenous peoples inhabiting the region of Sápmi, which today encompasses large northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and of the Kola Peninsula in Russia.
Lifestyle. ›. Das Volk der Samen: Die indigene Bevölkerung Skandinaviens. Die Samen (Eigenbezeichnung Sámi) haben eine lange und konfliktreiche Geschichte. Als ursprüngliches nomadisches Volk im hohen Norden haben sie eine eigene sprachliche und kulturelle Tradition, die in Mitteleuropa aber oft wenig bekannt ist.
Erleben Sie die samische Kultur. Von der Finnmark im Norden bis nach Trøndelag im zentralen Teil Norwegens erleben Sie die samische Lebensart. Versuchen Sie sich beim Hundeschlittenfahren, campen Sie in einem Lavvu (traditionelles Zelt) und probieren Sie samische Gerichte wie Bidos (Rentiereintopf) und Lefse (Kartoffelfladen).
4. Apr. 2024 · The Sami are the descendants of nomadic peoples who had inhabited northern Scandinavia for thousands of years. When the Finns entered Finland, beginning about ad 100, Sami settlements were probably dispersed over the whole of that country; today they are confined to its northern extremity. In Sweden and Norway they have similarly ...
5. Feb. 2024 · Run by the Vinka family, you'll get to participate in the traditional Sámi lifestyle and culture – off-grid style – via boat trips, fishing excursions, bird watching and invigorating hikes in the nearby mountains and forests, inhabited by wildlife such as wolverine and lynx.
