Ájtte, Svenskt Fjäll- och Samemuseum

Film recording made in 2003. Johan Märak, Lars Pirak and Lars-Guttorm Blind perform on Ájtte´s stage with a secret guest joining them at the end.
"Hörsalen". 40 minutes.

Film recording made in 2003. Johan Märak, Lars Pirak and Lars-Guttorm Blind perform on Ájtte´s stage with a secret guest joining them at the end.

Magsar and Ankhaa raise their children and reindeer in a remote valley in northern Mongolia. How do they cope with the onslaught of winter in the high taiga? Chloé and Dominique want to find out.

Watch two short films about the history of the Laponia World Heritage site.

A millennia-old art exhibition where everything is interconnected in delicate balance, and diversity flourishes.

Thousands of Sámi artifacts are located outside Sápmi, making the topic of repatriation highly relevant today.

How have Sámi artisans worked with the Sámi collection at the MEK in Berlin?

Guided tour of the museum’s permanent exhibition.

The Silver Museum presents the Sávvet project, which explored whether 3D scanning can be used to make museum artifacts accessible to Sámi families.

A detailed exhibition featuring around 100 birds in various habitats. Our natural history conservator, Göran Sjöberg, will present.

Àjtte has taken over ownership of two Sami museum collections that had been deposited for 40 years.

The emotionally broken indigenous Sámis finally get back their stolen ancestral heritage.

The author of People Who Sow in Snow, Tina Harnesk, presents a new book on the lives of women in the Lule Sámi region.

Guided tour of the museum’s permanent exhibition.

Education shapes our view of society. What did the state want the Sámi to learn, and how was the image of Sámi identity shaped?

Today’s children are the future bearers of the Sámi language, but passing Sámi on to children requires more effort than one might think.

Guided tour of the museum’s permanent exhibition in english

How does the Interreg Aurora project ICH North work to strengthen traditional music in the northern Nordic region?

In Jokkmokk, there are several artworks by Britta Marakatt Labba. At Ájtte, there is a curtain in the auditorium, as well as embroideries and christening font cloths.

The archive´s music collections and collaboration with local communities.

Guided tour of the museum’s permanent exhibition.

What do students learn about the Sámi in school today? The lack of knowledge and education is greater than one might think.

A detailed exhibition featuring around 100 birds in various habitats. Our natural history conservator, Göran Sjöberg, will present.

Daniel Fjellborg presents his research, which maps the resistance against new mines in Sweden over the past decade, from Österlen in the south to Kiruna in the north.

Arctic warming already impacts ecosystems and livelihoods. How society responds matters. Will the green transition be our saviour or make things worse?