Culture of Norway - history, people, clothing, traditions, women, beliefs, food, customs, family
'Travel across Lapland and sooner or later you’ll see Sámi in their brightly coloured traditional dress – this is sometimes put on for tourists, but at key festivals in the Sámi calendar wearing these clothes is a sign of pride and fraternity.' Lapland: the Bradt Guide; www.bradtguides.com
Bride crown made from Elk antlers by Sami artist Martin Kuorak. The Sami people are the indigenous Finno-Ugric people inhabiting the Arctic area of Sápmi, which today encompasses parts of far northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, the Kola Peninsula of Russia, and the border area between south and middle Sweden and Norway. The Sámi are the only indigenous people of Scandinavia.
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