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Skolts
The Skolt Sámi or Skolts are a Sámi people, Sámi ethnic group. They currently live in and around the villages of Sevettijärvi, Keväjärvi, Nellim in the municipality of Inari, Finland, Inari, at several places in the Murmansk Oblast and in the village of Neiden, Finnmark, Neiden in Sør-Varanger Municipality. The Skolts are considered to be the indigenous peoples, indigenous people of the borderland area between present-day Finland, Russia and Norway, i.e. on the Kola Peninsula and the adjacent Fennoscandia, Fenno-Scandinavian mainland. They belong to the eastern group of Sámi people, Sámi on account of Skolt Sámi language, their language and traditions, and are traditionally Finnish Orthodox Church, Orthodox rather than Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lutheran Christians like most Sámi and Finns. In 2024, Venke Törmänen, the leader of an NGO called Norrõs Skoltesamene, appeared in Ságat, a Sámi newspaper, saying "Eastern Sámi" should not be used to refer to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neiden, Finnmark
Neiden (also: , , , and , previously also ) is a village area in the Sápmi (area), Sápmi area along the Finland–Norway border with about 250 inhabitants. Neiden, situated along the Neiden River, actually consists of two villages 12 kilometers apart, separated by the border of Norway and Finland. One village is in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway, and the other village is in Inari, Finland, Inari Municipality in Lapland (Finland), Lapland, Finland. ''Neiden'' is the official name in Norway and ''Näätämö'' in Finland. The European route E6 highway runs through the Norwegian village of Neiden. The village on the Finnish side is close to the border and has border shops. Culture: Traditional row boats made of wood, called "Neiden boat"s (''Neidenbåt''), were not made for many years until one was finished in 2024. History Neiden became the main settlement of the westernmost (, i.e. the fundamental unit of the old Sami people, Sami society, indicating bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
