Etikett: Sapmi
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Saivaara Stone Age Village
I had been driving for many hours through northern Sweden to reach Saivaara in the province of Norrbotten, not far from the border with Finland, about halfway between Sangis and Övertorneå. I arrived quite late in the evening because of the long drive. Which wasn’t a problem because of the midsummer sun at this very…
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Sámi Museum and Nature Centre Siida in Inari
So I have decided to branch out the blog and also include museums and portable antiquities. It feels natural to do so as they are great places to explore the finds and the culture of the people that created the sites that I normally visit and write about. They also deserve to get some free…
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Gärde Petroglyphs
This summer I visited Offerdal and the petroglyphs at Gärde in Jämtland, Sweden. The drive there goes along a small gravel road through a spectacular countryside with pastures and old farmhouses. The site is easily accessible with a large parking lot and a short trail that leads to a bridge that takes the visitor over…
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Taatsin Seita
Far to the north in the Finnish Lapland lies the village of Pokka. A very small place in the middle of one of Europes wildest places between Kittilä and Inari. On the steep side of lake Taatsijärvi with its calm, almost black water stands a mighty peculiar looking cliff measuring 10 meters tall. This cliff…
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The Rock Art at Alta
This summer i visited the UNESCO world heritage site of Hjemmeluft in Alta, Nothern Norway. The wider area of Alta made it on the list in 1985 and the rock carvings or petroglyphs here was by then fairly newly discovered. The first ones were discovered in 1973. There are a total of around 6000 different…
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Ceavccageađge – Mortensnes
Sometimes you find places you didn’t know that you were looking for, and for me Mortensnes was just such a place. I was traveling in my van along a small road in spectacular landscape on the Varangerhalvøya when I saw a sign indicating a site of cultural heritage. So I decided to stop to check…
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