Conversations that never happened, Culture, Finland, Nature, Norway, Sámi people, Sápmi (Lapland), Society, Sweden

A conversation that never happened: Giuseppe Acerbi and King Harald Bluetooth2 min read

February 3, 2024 — 0 Comments

Norway, Sámi people, Scandinavia, Society, Tourism

‘Life in Norway Show’ podcast #76: ‘Sami culture in Northern Norway’1 min read

January 26, 2024 — 0 Comments

Economics, Norway, Sámi people, Tourism, Transport, Tromsø

Tourism is Booming in Tromsø4 min read

January 10, 2024 — 0 Comments

Cross country skiing, Finland, Geography, History, Norway, Sámi people, Sápmi (Lapland), Scandinavia, Society, Sports, Sweden, Tourism

Cross-Country Skiing: gliding through the annals of human history4 min read

December 27, 2023 — 0 Comments

Culture, Geography, History, Podcasts, Sámi people, Sápmi (Lapland), Society

‘Nordic World’ podcast #22: ‘The Sámi: custodians of the Far North’1 min read

November 16, 2023 — 4 Comments

Fauna, Geography, Kiruna, Nature, Sámi people, Sweden

Sweden: after 10k road deaths in five years, the Sámi want to protect reindeer1 min read

November 9, 2023 — 0 Comments

Alternative, Arts, Culture, Folk, ethnic & world, Folklore, Greenland, Iceland, Music, Reykjavík, Sámi people, Sápmi (Lapland), Society, Tourism

Arctic Waves 2023: an arctic music festival1 min read

October 31, 2023 — 0 Comments

Arts, Culture, Sámi people, Sápmi (Lapland), Tourism

National Nordic Museum (Seattle) newest exhibitions:
‘Arctic Highways‘  and ‘Wayfinders‘1 min read

September 9, 2023 — 0 Comments

Cycling, Finnmark, Norway, Sámi people, Sports, Tourism

Stephen Williams won the 2023 ‘Arctic Race of Norway’1 min read

August 20, 2023 — 0 Comments

Cycling, Finnmark, Norway, Sámi people, Sports, Tourism

The ‘Arctic Race of Norway’ 10th anniversary (17-20 August 2023)2 min read

August 15, 2023 — 3 Comments

Arts, Culture, Faroe Islands, Finland, Finnmark, Folk, ethnic & world, Greenland, Iceland, Languages, Music, Norway, Nuuk, Sámi people, Sápmi (Lapland), Society, Sweden, Tórshavn, Tromsø

‘Pan-ArcticVision’ in Vadsø (Northern Norway)2 min read

August 12, 2023 — 1 Comment

Culture, Finland, Geography, Greenland, Inuit, Norway, Sámi people, Sápmi (Lapland), Scandinavia, Society, Sweden

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples1 min read

August 9, 2023 — 0 Comments

Culture, Languages, Politics, Sámi people, Society, Sweden

‘Sametinget’: the Sami Parliament1 min read

August 8, 2023 — 5 Comments

Culture, Economics, Finnmark, Norway, Sámi people, Society

Finnmark, Norway: The Arctic Borderland Where Europe Meets the Barents Sea6 min read

July 29, 2023 — 5 Comments

Culture, Folklore, Geography, History, Languages, Norway, Podcasts, Sámi people, Tourism

‘Norsk for beginners’ podcast #7.2: ‘Witch trials in Norway (1570-1695)’2 min read

July 25, 2023 — 0 Comments

Culture, Norway, Podcasts, Politics, Sámi people, Society, Tromsø

‘Voices of Tromsø’ podcast1 min read

July 19, 2023 — 1 Comment

Culture, Finland, Folklore, Geography, History, Languages, Norway, Podcasts, Sámi people, Sweden, Tourism, Trondheim

‘Norsk for beginners’ podcast #6.10: ‘The Sami National Day (February 6)’1 min read

April 17, 2023 — 1 Comment

Books, Classical, Culture, Finland, Folk, ethnic & world, Languages, Music, Sámi people, Sápmi (Lapland), Science, Society, Sweden

Giuseppe Acerbi (explorer of Finnish Lapland)3 min read

March 25, 2023 — 4 Comments

Arts, Copenhagen, Culture, Design, Finland, History, Languages, Literature, Norway, Oslo, Sámi people, Scandinavia, Society, Stockholm, Sweden

Meet the Author: Barbara Sjoholm, From Lapland to Sápmi (National Nordic Museum, Seattle)3 min read

March 17, 2023 — 1 Comment

Denmark, Economics, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Politics, Sámi people, Sápmi (Lapland), Scandinavia, Society, Sweden

The ‘Kirkenes Conference’ (1-2 March 2023)4 min read

March 3, 2023 — 1 Comment

Mining, Norway, Oslo, Sámi people

Sámi activists’ protest in Oslo1 min read

March 2, 2023 — 3 Comments

Architecture, Arts, Books, Children's books, Cinema, Clothing, Culture, Denmark, Design, Documentaries, Education, Edutainment, Faroe Islands, Finland, Geography, Greenland, History, Iceland, Inuit, Languages, Literature, Music, Norway, Painting, Photography, Poetry, Sámi people, Sápmi (Lapland), Scandinavia, Society, Sweden

‘National Nordic Museum’ events calendar 20232 min read

February 18, 2023 — 3 Comments

Alpine skiing, Arctic Winter Games, Arts, Basketball, Biathlon, Cross country skiing, Curling, Finland, Greenland, Ice Hockey, Inuit, Norway, Nuuk, Sámi people, Society, Sports, Sweden, Swimming, Tourism

The 2023 Arctic Winter Games (Jan 29-Feb 4)4 min read

February 11, 2023 — 1 Comment

Chemicals, Economics, EV Batteries, Iron and steel industry, Kiruna, Mining, Norway, Oil & Gas, Sámi people, Scandinavia, Sweden, Technology, Wind & Solar

Swedish rare earths find in Kiruna: scepticism arises2 min read

January 28, 2023 — 5 Comments

Culture, Documentaries, Geography, Norway, Sámi people, Society, Tromsø

‘A voice for the Arctic’: an ABC interactive project1 min read

January 25, 2023 — 0 Comments