Welcome to Samiland!
Samiland is part of the worldwide UNESCO Observatory Cultural Village program. It is currently being built at the Levi Summit Congress Centre at the Levi ski resort in Kittilä, Lapland. The exhibition will be open to the public during winter 2012.
Samiland will include an indoor exhibition (500m²) and an outdoor exhibition (10,000m²), which will present the history and present day of the European Union’s only indigenous people, the Sami.
In the indoor exhibition, visitors can study the national costumes and everyday objects of the different Sami groups, which are described and illustrated with pictures. Our indoor exhibition will also introduce reindeer herding in greater detail. Visitors can read stories about old reindeer herders and observe, in real time, the movements of a reindeer with a GPS transmitter collar.
In the outdoor exhibition visitors follow a 300-metre path, along which different kinds of traditional Sami buildings have been erected. The purpose of each building is described in detail. The buildings have been furnished in traditional styles, depicting how Sami people have lived during different periods. The outdoor exhibition will feature an enclosure where visitors can get close to reindeers and feed them lichen.
Samiland will offer guided tours in Finnish and English, with traditional Sami joiku (yoik) singing as an optional extra. Samiland will offer different kinds of seasonal workshops where visitors can learn about Sami handicraft or suopunki (reindeer lasso) throwing.
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Exhibition: Colours of Lapland
More than 100 photos by professional photographers showcase the magnificent colours and seasons of Lapland.
Open daily 11 - 18
Free entrance
Entrance via the reception of Hotel Levi Panorama
For more info: tel +358 16 336 3000 / Hotel Levi Panorama
