Sápmi - Research Trip

March - April 2021

... research trip to Sweden/Sápmi to learn about the sami culture and explicitly (political) empowerment, Identity and joik. Read more

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- Mar 11, 2021, 6:17pm
- ☁️ 6 °C
- Altitude: 365 m
- Austria Styria Graz Jakominiplatz Tram Station 47.065859, 15.44457947°3’57” N 15°26’40” E
Ready
March 11, 2021 in Austria ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
...Everything is packed, the car is ready and now we just have to go to sleep ... We start tomorrow at 2 o'clock in the morning!
Traveler Ich wünsche eine angenehme Reise!
3/11/21Reply
Ich wünche dir eine gute reise [Mimi]
3/11/21Reply
Traveler Gute Reise!
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- Mar 12, 2021, 6:36pm
- ☁️ -4 °C
- Altitude: 6 m
- Sweden Norrbotten Luleå Södra Fjärden 65.578536, 22.14009565°34’43” N 22°8’24” E
Day 1
Arrived
March 12, 2021 in Sweden ⋅ ☁️ -4 °C
Today we flew and landed safely in Luleå. After some organizational difficulties, we were able to start from the ghostly-looking Vienna Airport. In Stockholm (although we had informed ourselves extensively before), the Corona fear caught us, because the attitude towards wearing masks etc. differed very much from our rules of conduct in the last few months. On the plane to Luleå we didn't feel very safe but did our best to stay healthy. Now we have arrived safely at our accommodation, have explored our block and the supermarket a little and now relax from the trip. We are excited to see what will happen in the next few days!Read more
Traveler Liebe Celia
3/12/21Reply
Traveler wir wünschen Euch eine spannende Reise mit vielen interessanten Eindrücken! Wir freuen uns auf neue Nachrichten und Fotos!
3/12/21Reply
Traveler Danke Steffi!!☺️
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- Mar 13, 2021, 6:58pm
- ☁️ -3 °C
- Altitude: 5 m
- Sweden Norrbotten Luleå Södra Fjärden 65.578857, 22.1399565°34’44” N 22°8’24” E
Day 2
Luleå
March 13, 2021 in Sweden ⋅ ☁️ -3 °C
Today we explored Luleå a little .This included a beautiful church, small housing estates, the first shops with Sámi handicrafts, an art gallery and people who went ice-skating and cross-country skiing on the frozen gulf. Despite thick clothing and actually not that low in temperature, I was very cold after 2 hours. We spent a lot of time in our very small apartment and used travel guides to find out what we can see in the next few days. A nice day but a little too much free time to hang out 😁Read more
Traveler So schön, euch hier "begleiten" zu können!
3/13/21Reply
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- Mar 14, 2021, 5:17pm
- ⛅ -3 °C
- Altitude: 5 m
- Sweden Norrbotten Luleå Södra Fjärden 65.578783, 22.1400265°34’44” N 22°8’24” E
Day 3
Ice
March 14, 2021 in Sweden ⋅ ⛅ -3 °C
Today we spent the whole morning on the frozen water. We tried the kicksled / spark ride and walked to an island. On this island, friends and family seem to meet at the weekend and have a barbecue there at a public fire place. There are around 20 of them all over the island and also on the waterfront on the city side. i'm a big fan of this winter barbecue and if our friends and family were here, we would certainly go to the island with our ice skates on the weekend and have a barbecue there with warm blankets and tea. In any case, it was very nice to see how people spend their free time with these outdoor activities and have fun together. After our long walk we boght some sweets .Read more
Es gibt aber nur Samstags Süßigkeiten in Schweden....
3/14/21Reply
Traveler ...haben wir von gestern nachgeholt! 😁🤭
3/14/21Reply
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- Mar 15, 2021, 8:19pm
- ☁️ -3 °C
- Altitude: 5 m
- Sweden Norrbotten Luleå Södra Fjärden 65.578787, 22.13999965°34’44” N 22°8’24” E
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Day 4
Library
March 15, 2021 in Sweden ⋅ ☁️ -3 °C
Not much happened today. We worked and studied in the home office and later went to the public library for a short time. I discovered some Sámi children's books, but nothing more. Tomorrow we leave Luleå and continue to Kiruna. I'm curious.Read more
Traveler Wie cool!
3/15/21Reply
Traveler Ja, sehr faszinierend! War von der TU Luleå.
3/15/21Reply
Traveler Die rotierende Glasdingssache ist ja ein Fundament für Träume!
3/17/21Reply
Traveler ☺️ ohja
3/17/21Reply
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- Mar 16, 2021, 7:55pm
- ⛅ -9 °C
- Altitude: 535 m
- Sweden Norrbotten Kiruna Kommun Luossavaara 67.862648, 20.22781467°51’46” N 20°13’40” E
Day 5
Kiruna
March 16, 2021 in Sweden ⋅ ⛅ -9 °C
Today we went to Kiruna by train. The ride took 4 hours and we saw a lot of empty, wide landscape with isolated houses. Amazing how a railway line was built in this area. We also crossed the arctic circle (so cool).The way to our accommodation went well, but 1 km in the snow with suitcases is more exhausting than you might think.Read more
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- Mar 17, 2021, 8:00pm
- ⛅ -10 °C
- Altitude: 535 m
- Sweden Norrbotten Kiruna Kommun Luossavaara 67.862694, 20.22795367°51’46” N 20°13’41” E
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Day 6
Handicraft
March 17, 2021 in Sweden ⋅ ⛅ -10 °C
Today we actually wanted to visit a small sami museum which unfortunately had a lunch break. So we just explored the center of Kiruna and discovered a wonderful shop with Sami handicrafts. It was almost like visiting a museum. I really like Kiruna so far and everything is much quieter and more relaxed than in Graz. In the pictures you can see how different things come together in Kiruna.Read more
Schöne Sachen sind dort zu sehen.
3/17/21Reply
Traveler Ja!☺️
3/17/21Reply
Nice pics! [Manu]
3/18/21Reply
Traveler ☺️🙌🏻
3/18/21Reply
Traveler Nice!!!
3/18/21Reply
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- Mar 18, 2021, 11:45pm
- ⛅ -15 °C
- Altitude: 536 m
- Sweden Norrbotten Kiruna Kommun Luossavaara 67.862724, 20.22743367°51’46” N 20°13’39” E
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Day 7
Aurora Borealis
March 18, 2021 in Sweden ⋅ ⛅ -15 °C
Today we visited a boutique / workshop where the traditional sami handicraft/art (duodji) is produced and sold. The clothes were quite impressive and it is certainly a lot of work and art to make something like this. In the evening we went on an adventure, put on the warmest clothes and looked for the northern lights. It is very cold today but it was worth it: the beauty is difficult to capture but you can imagine it for sure.Read more
Super dass ihr die Nordlichter sehen konntet. Schöne Bilder
3/19/21Reply
Traveler Die Nordlichter sind fantastisch! Der nächtliche Ausflug hat sich gelohnt.
3/19/21Reply
Traveler Ich bin nicht neidisch, ich freu mich für euch. Alta Nordlichter. Nein, ich bin nicht neidisch, ich freu mich mit euch 😉
3/20/21Reply
Traveler du siehst sie dann irgendwann ganz sicher auch noch! da gibt's eine coole app, mit der ist es wie beim Wetterbericht.
3/20/21Reply
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- Mar 20, 2021, 8:21pm
- ☁️ -2 °C
- Altitude: 534 m
- Sweden Norrbotten Kiruna Kommun Luossavaara 67.86287, 20.22789267°51’46” N 20°13’40” E
Day 9
Nutti Sámi Siida
March 20, 2021 in Sweden ⋅ ☁️ -2 °C
Today we visited the Nutti Sámi Siida. There was really a lot to discover and learn about Sami culture there. The small church was particularly impressive. We saw reindeer and tried to get close to them. Two reindeer even fought each other, but to me it looked more like they had put on this show just for us. Today it snowed a lot again and we are very exhausted and tired from being outside and trudging through the snow.Read more
Traveler Andere Kulturen sind immer irgendwie beeindruckend und interessant.
3/21/21Reply
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- Mar 21, 2021, 9:04pm
- 🌙 -9 °C
- Altitude: 536 m
- Sweden Norrbotten Kiruna Kommun Luossavaara 67.862915, 20.22754867°51’46” N 20°13’39” E
Day 10
Church
March 21, 2021 in Sweden ⋅ 🌙 -9 °C
Today we visited the church in Kiruna which is a wooden church in the shape of a Sami goahti (tent). Great! It was very could today because of an frosty wind...
Traveler I demand more pictures of the sami architecture :O So beautiful and inspiring!
3/23/21Reply
Traveler Gustaf Wickman is the church architect. It is also interesting that the church will be relocated in 2025, (like the whole city step by step) because of the mine.
3/23/21Reply
Traveler I think it's just based on traditional Sami architecture and in this case on the shape of the "tent". Take a look at this building https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sametingsgebäud…
3/23/21Reply
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