Director Katja Gauriloff has made history with “Je’vida,” the first feature shot in the Skolt Sámi language. “It’s my native tongue, but because of forced assimilation in Finland [of the Sámi people] ...

Kielipankki – The Language Bank of Finland offers a comprehensive set of resources, tools and services in a high-performance environment. Marko Jouste tells us about his research on Sámi culture and ...

Finnish director Katja Gauriloff won the top prize this week at the Finnish Film Affair’s showcase of fiction works in progress for “Je’vida,” an intimate historical drama that is the first film ever ...

North Sami, a language spoken in the Arctic, has more than 300 words for snow and a special word for "frightened reindeer". Can it survive in a warmer world? Pentti Pieski, a translator and tourism ...

A photo exhibition is held to celebrate Sami Language Week in Oslo, Norway, on Oct. 23, 2023. Norway launched Sami Language Week on Monday, aiming to bring the Sami languages into the public spotlight ...

"The texts of a 41-year-old writer always win against what is written by a 10-year-old girl." In Turkey as part of the Belongings project, which offers a platform for Kurdish and Sámi writers to meet ...

KIRUNA, Sweden -- The members of Kiruna Church primarily worship in Swedish, their country's main language. But this Lutheran church some 120 miles above the Arctic Circle seeks to incorporate the ...