Sajos is a

Sámi Acronyms * SAMI, ''Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange'', a closed-captioning format developed by Microsoft * Saudi Arabian Military Industries, a government-owned defence company * South African Malaria Initiative, a virtual expertise ...

cultural and administrative centre, located on the banks of the

Juutuanjoki Juutuanjoki is a river of Finland that flows from Lake Paatari in the municipality of Inari in Finnish Lapland into Lake Inari, which in turn flows into the Paatsjoki River towards Russia and into the Barents Sea. See also * List of rivers o ...

in Inari,

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

and is the largest convention and event venue in northern Lapland. It houses the

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, the Sámi Education Centre, the Sámi Archives, the State Provincial Office of Lapland, and a number of other associations. The building was designed by HALO Architects in

Oulu Oulu ( , ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Ostrobothnia. It is located on the northwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the Oulujoki, River Oulu. The population of Oulu is approximately , while the Oulu sub-regio ...

and built by

Senate Properties Senate Properties (in , in ) is a Finland, Finnish unincorporated entity, unincorporated state-owned enterprise, which property management, manages a major part of the real estate assets owned by the Republic of Finland. History Senate Propert ...

at a cost of 15 million euros. Construction was completed in January 2012 and the building inaugurated in April 2012.Jenni Leukumavaara, Saamelaiset saivat komean kodin ("The Sámi receive a handsome home"), HS 6.2.2012 s. C1 Dark wood on the outside, the three-storey building is covered in white pine. The design of the building was inspired by Sámi traditions, as stipulated in the competition program. The word ''Sajos'' comes from the

Inari Sámi language Inari Sámi ( or ) is a Sámi language spoken by the Inari Sámi of Finland. It has approximately 400 speakers, the majority of whom are middle-aged or older and live in the municipality of Inari. According to the Sámi Parliament of Finland ...

and means 'the base' or 'the position of a place'; it was suggested by Matti Morottaja. The project was finally launched in 1996 with the establishment of the Sámi Parliament of Finland.

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The Sámi Cultural Centre Sajos
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