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Sรกmi National Day

Tjuonavagge, or Gate of Laponia and Lapporten as it used to be called earlier. An iconic sight in Sapmi which is the north of Norway, Sweden and Finland.

Sรกmi รกlbmotbeaivi

Tjuonavagge, or Gate of Laponia and Lapporten as it used to be called earlier. An iconic sight in Sapmi which is the north of Norway, Sweden and Finland.
Tjuonavagge, or Gate of Laponia and Lapporten as it used to be called earlier. An iconic sight in Sรกpmi which is the north of Norway, Sweden and Finland.

It’s Sรกmi National day today. It’s celebrated in memory of the first Sรกmi conference that was held in 1917. The Sรกmi are the original inhabitants of the north of Norway, Sweden and Finland, Sรกpmi as the country is originally called. The Sรกmi are traditionally a nomadic people that travelled with the reindeer herds in the north. You should really look up Sรกmi culture on the internet, or in real life. I just wanted to acknowledge the day and the importance of Sรกmi. I’m not Sรกmi but since my family owned reindeer I feel close to Sรกmi people since we share common interest and I love the north of Sweden above the Arctic Circle. This is a photo I took in Bjรถrkliden close to the Norwegian border a little bit after midsummer when there’s daylight all through the night. And the lake in the photo is Tornetrรคsk which is the origin of the river, Torneรฅ River, that I grew up next to. So, Happy Sรกmi National Day!

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55 responses to “Sรกmi National Day”

    • ร–rnskรถldsvik is a beautiful place! Visited the city two summers ago and went to Skuleskogen too, such a beautiful forest. And, love the Hรถgakusten bridge. I always drive as slow as I can when crossing that bridge so I get a good view of the river and surroundings.

  1. That’s a lovely shot of Tornetrรคsk that you took from Bjรถrkliden which you used as the main image of this post ๐Ÿ“ธ๐ŸŽž๐Ÿ–ผ. You have shared quite the history about Sรกmi International Day; this is actually the first time I am hearing about it haha. But I love seeing what it means to you and Happy Sรกmi National Day to you also ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ˜†

    • Thank you! And, the Sรกmi history is important to the north of Sweden and has been pushed away for centuries. So, I’m happy to spread the word internationally.

      • You are very welcome ๐Ÿค—๐Ÿค—. I was wondering why I never actually heard of it when it is supposed to be an international day since I saw “Sรกmi International day” at the start of your post ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿคฃ. But it seems like it’s actually Sรกmi National day but you made this post to bring attention to it internationally, which is very cool so thanks for sharing ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™.

        It’s great to learn more about your culture โœŒ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜„

      • Thanks for pointing that out. I made a typo and a mistake. I’ll change that! And, I’m not Sรกmi but feel close to them. ๐Ÿ™

    • Thank you ๐Ÿ™ I think I might have some Sรกmi in me but I just wanted to highlight the Sรกmi National Day. When I grew up there was always reindeer around which is a central part for the Sรกmi people. And, their culture and work, like taking care of the reindeer, has not been taken into consideration when mines have opened and forests have been cut down. So, it’s an important day as is the Sรกmi people.

  2. “Thanks for pointing that out. I made a typo and a mistake. Iโ€™ll change that! And, Iโ€™m not Sรกmi but feel close to them. ๐Ÿ™”
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    You are welcome. I am happy that the observation was of benefit to you ๐Ÿ™‚๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™

    And yes, I tried not to confuse you with the Sami ๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ‘. Sami is part of Swedish culture and you are Swedish so I meant it was interesting to learn more about the Swedish culture [overall] from your perspective ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ˜„

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