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itsyveinthesky · 3 months

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Saana tunturi, Kilpisjärvi, Finland

#Kilpisjärvi #Lappi #mypics #mydog #suomi #enontekiö #finnish lapphund #suomenlapinkoira #Winter #hundiwundi

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jargonius · 2 years

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Erämaassa kiviä ja kaikkea

#olympus omd em5 mk2 #m.zuiko 12-40 pro #lappi #lappland #finnish lappland #nature #suomen kesä #maisema #landscape #käsivarsi #erämaa #wilderness #enontekiö #käsivarren erämaa-alue

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inariedwards · 3 months

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Museum news from Finland:

Museum of Northern Ostrobothnia donates its Sámi collection to the Sámi Museum Siida

The Sámi Museum Siida is the national museum with the responsibility for preserving the material and cultural heritage of Finland's Sámi people. The Sámi objects in the Museum of Northern Ostrobothnia's collections were mainly acquired between 1900 and the 1960s with the last ones added to the collections in the 1980s.

The first part of the donation, which includes the textile items of the collection, will be transferred to representatives of the Sámi museum in the collection facilities of the Museum of North Ostrobothnia on Tuesday, 16 January 2024.

– As the new collection and exhibition facilities of the Sámi Museum Siida are now completed, this seemed like a good time to donate the objects of Sámi origin back to the Sámi community, says Pasi Kovalainen, Director of Cultural heritage work at the Museum of Northern Ostrobothnia.

– The Sámi objects and their return have a profound meaning for the Sámi community. The donation is a significant addition to the oldest part of the Sámi Museum Siida's collections. We thank the Museum of Northern Ostrobothnia for this important decision, says Taina Pieski, Siida's Museum Director.

The collections of the Museum of North Ostrobothnia that include objects of Sámi origin date back to the early days of the only professionally run museum in Northern Finland. The objects were collected by Samuli Paulaharju (1875–1944), a folklorist and museum curator from Oulu. The collection was destroyed almost completely by two fires in the museum buildings in 1929 and 1940. After both fires, replacement items were collected in Lapland.

The collection of approximately 400 items now donated consists of Sámi textiles and utensils, including a goahti (traditional Sámi hut) and several sledges. The oldest items include a cheese mould from Enontekiö dating back to 1797 and rare crossbow stocks, the oldest of which dates back to 1730.

As a large part of the Sámi cultural heritage is still held by museums outside the Sámi region, the transfer of the collection is important for the Sámi community.

The Sámi material culture is both practical and beautiful in its diversity, and the museum objects contain a wealth of intangible knowledge about their manufacture and use. This knowledge is best preserved in Sápmi by the Sámi themselves. Through the study of artefacts, it is possible to revive the old craft traditions and techniques of the Sámi community, knowledge of materials and the vocabulary related to the production and use of the objects. The revitalisation processes are a form of communal and intergenerational transfer of learning and knowledge, and they contribute to the transmission of Sámi material and immaterial culture to future generations.

The transfer of Sámi collections to the Sámi Museum Siida over the past decade is a concrete demonstration of genuine cooperation between museums and the increased understanding of the importance of cultural heritage for the Sámi community.

#repatriation #museums #sami #finland #lapland

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mapsontheweb · 2 years

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Names of some Finnish municipalities (current and former) translated literally to English.

by u/Rascally_Raccoon

Automobile Accident – Kolari Barren Rock – Luoto Barren Rock With Riding Crops – Raippaluoto Barren Rock With Sharks – Hailuoto Beating Hill – Pieksämäki Big-stick-ville – Karttula Bludgeon Country – Nuijamaa Bone Hill – Luumäki Bottom – Pohja Candyville – Karkkila Candyville – Mellilä Cougarville – Puumala Creating Maternal Uncles – Enontekiö Death Lake – Kuolemajärvi Drool Lake – Kuolajärvi Fishing Lure – Perho Gulf Of Lapland – Lapinlahti Hatville – Hattula Hazel Hen With A Crown – Kruunupyy Health Care Island – Vårdö Hill Of Forty Squirrel Furs – Kiihtelysvaara Injuryville – Vammala Landslide – Vieremä Lapland – Lappi Limb Country – Lemland Mallet – Kurikka Maternal Uncle – Eno Maternal Uncle’s Rapids – Enonkoski Pitchfork – Hanko Preaching Band – Liperi Predator Bay – Petolahti Puttyville – Kittilä Real Bay – Aitolahti River of Totally Yes – Juupajoki Rule By Brushes – Harjavalta Sea Lake – Merijärvi Stink – Lemu Theft – Varkaus Tight – Tiukka Twice – Kakskerta Viper Lake – Kyyjärvi Virgin Bay – Impilahti War Town – Sodankylä Weird Hill – Outokumpu Wienerville – Nakkila

#maps #finland #literal meanings

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silvakristiina · 4 months

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I like off topicking and can't play anyway, so I thought I'd mention a funny thing.

The electricity costs today more than 2€ per kWh at peaks. I started my hiatus last winter because of the electricity prices. Now I have one light on in the kitchen and I can't cook, because using the oven is so expensive 😂 This is Finnish politics to you 😁 I can just hang around doing nothing, but if your heating system is electric, today only may cost you the amount of the average months electricity. And you can't turn the heating down even a little bit, because the water pipes will freeze in these -25 degrees. Oh, and we broke our 21st century freezing temperature record with -44,3 degrees in Enontekiö yesterday 🤩🥶

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lohtulauluja · 8 months

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Enontekiö, Lapland, September 2023

#autumn #currently here for a week #and today I get to wander around alone #blissful silence indeed

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kestarren · 1 year

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Polar Stratospheric Clouds, aka Nacreous or Pearl Clouds, over Enontekiö, Finnish Lapland. Photos by Tea Ahjosaari, 24 Jan '23.

#PSCs ~ Polar Stratospheric Clouds/Nacreous/Pearl Clouds #Tea Ahjosaari #photography #Finland

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beardedmrbean · 8 months

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The government and two ministers are facing a confidence vote on Friday, Tampere-based Aamulehti and many other newspapers report.

Three of the main opposition parties tabled motions of no confidence on Wednesday during the Parliament's debate about the government's anti-racism statement.

The Social Democratic Party first released a statement expressing a lack of confidence towards Petteri Orpo's (NCP) government. The Green Party's parliamentary group endorsed the statement and added another motion of no confidence in Minister of Finance Riikka Purra (Finns). The Left Alliance tabled a motion of no confidence in Minister of Economic Affairs Wille Rydman (Finns) while also expressing support towards the motions targeting the government and Minister Purra.

Meanwhile, the opposition Centre Party said on Thursday that it would give the government a "yellow card." Suomenmaa, the party's newspaper, clarified that this means the party will abstain from voting.

"The government's communication is good, but the commitment of the Finns Party MPs remained unclear. A yellow card will serve as a warning to the government," parliamentary Group Chair Antti Kurvinen (Centre) posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Sanna Marin's resignation reverberations

Multiple papers carry reports on former Prime Minister Sanna Marin's (SDP) announcement to resign as MP.

"Sanna Marin has had enough of Finland," Helsingin Sanomat (HS) said in an editorial headline.

According to the paper, Marin likely decided to call it quits after last spring's parliamentary elections. Marin could not envision herself as number two in PM Petteri Orpo's coalition, HS wrote, which is why she sought career opportunities on the international stage.

The paper noted that Marin's tenure as Prime Minister made her an international superstar. Marin herself said she had received job offers from a number of organisations as well as private companies. Ultimately, she chose to join the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change because the UK-based group shares her values.

Meanwhile, tabloid Ilta-Sanomat noted that Marin's decision may have disappointed the more than 35,000 people in the Pirkanmaa region who voted for her in April. The tabloid took to the streets of Tampere to gauge people's reactions.

"I think we would have still needed her. It is a difficult question whether this is voter betrayal. When a person receives an offer for something really good, it's hard to refuse," Tampere local Mervi Saarelainen told the paper.

"Somehow you could sense it. Marin had been in the background quite a lot, so she probably had some other job in her sights. It seems to me that it was unnatural for Marin to adapt to the role of an MP after being prime minister. This solution makes sense" another passerby, Jaro Asikainen, told the paper.

First snow in September?

Iltalehti reported that summer-like conditions will persist for a little while longer, thanks to a high-pressure front that has kept skies largely clear and temperatures warm.

The trend is set to continue this weekend, with people in many areas of Finland set to bask in above-20-degree temperatures.

"The nights have already begun to get cooler as the amount of solar radiation decreases by the day, but we still get a hint of summer in the afternoons," Foreca meteorologist Anna Latvala told the paper.

The meteorologist added that an approaching low-pressure front will bring rain next week, although temperatures will remain relatively mild.

But the season change is unavoidable. As the nights get cooler, it's also possible that some northern regions may see the first snowfall of the season this month

"Parts of Enontekiö will typically see their first snow this month, according to the average forecast for this time of the year. Sometimes it may even snow more widely," Latvala said.

#nunyas news #updates from up north

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kivikunnas · 3 months

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