Gallery28--of Lapland--Winter 2007

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Shamanism persisted among the Sami up until the 18th century. Most Sami today belong to the Lutheran churches of Norway, Sweden and Finland. Some Sami belong to the Russian Orthodox church

Lapland lies largely north of the Arctic Circle.

. Reindeer, wolf, bear, and sea and land birds are the main forms of animal life

North of the Arctic Circle polar night characterize the winter season and midnight sun the summer season—both phenomena are longer the further north you go

The Sami people have inhabited the northern regions of Fenno-Scandinavia and Russia for at least 2500 years. Since the Sami are the earliest of the contemporary ethnic groups represented in the area, they are consequently considered an indigenous population of the area.

the population of sami in all the nordic has been estimated to be between 80,000-135,000

During the 1980s and 1990s a flag was created, a national song was written, and the date of national day was settled.

Rovaniemi is the biggest down of lapland

Frozen north

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