Over time, those log cabins were transformed into Santa Claus Village, home to Father Christmas, reindeer, and various “Sami” experiences. This isolated spot on the Artic Circle, close to the ...

Reindeer, often associated with wintry folklore and Arctic landscapes, are emerging as unexpected warriors in the battle ...

The main historic trajectory in property rights to land was the development of more exclusive rights by the dissolution of common property. In the Swedish lappmarks the opposite occurred, and by the ...

The few trails we have found are paths laid down by wildlife or traditional Sami reindeer herders, who are permitted to graze animals in the park, having been here as long as anyone can remember.

Ingá-Máret Gaup-Juuso lives in a Finnish village near the Norwegian border, among the reindeer herding communities of Sweden and Norway. She’s a Sami – the largest indigenous group of people ...

The Go Jetters are in snowy Norway to learn about the reindeer that are cared for by the local Sami people. The Go Jetters are in snowy Norway to learn about the reindeer that are cared for by the ...

As well as cultural impacts, there’s also environmental impacts by everything from foreign hunters interfering with traditional Sami activities like hunting, fishing and reindeer herding ...

Over time, those log cabins were transformed into Santa Claus Village, home to Father Christmas, reindeer, and various “Sami” experiences. This isolated spot on the Artic Circle, close to the town of ...

The grounds are dominated by the school’s lavvu, a traditional Sami shelter. Inside, reindeer skins line the ground around an open fire. Throughout the morning, children dart in and out of the ...