Sami cultural experience in Bodø

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About

Experience Sami culture up close in Bodø. This experience offers a personal introduction to Sami traditions, storytelling and ways of life, in calm and authentic surroundings.

You are welcomed by a local Sami family and invited into a traditional lavvu tent, where stories are shared about Sami culture, daily life and the strong connection to nature in the north. You will also meet the family’s reindeer and learn about their role in Sami traditions.

Around the fire, chaga – a warm drink made from birch mushroom – is served, while you experience joik, the traditional and emotional Sami form of song. The experience offers an intimate and meaningful insight into contemporary Sami life.

Practical information:
Duration: approx. 2.5 hours
Season: 1 November – 15 May
Included: Transport, Sami hosts, reindeer encounter, refreshments and joik

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