Sámi National Day
Come along and celebrate the Sámi National Day with us at the Helsinki City Museum!
Petter Morottaja performs traditional Inari Sámi livđe in an experimental way, bringing the songs into an urban environment. Tero Dubrovin creates the urban background sounds. Performances at 15.00 and 17.00. Visitors will be served a festive drink. Entry to the event is free of charge. Hope to see you there!
Sámi National Day is honoured on 6 February with Sámi people living in the regions of four different states coming together to celebrate their shared national day. In 2004, the Sámi National Day was added to the Finnish calendar as an official flag day.
There are about 10,000 Sámi living in Finland. They belong to three different groups: the North Sámi, Inari Sámi and Skolt Sámi. These three groups each have their own language and culture.
Photo: Aleksi Salonen / City of Helsinki
