Karasjok

Information on The Sami of Scandinavia & Russia

Northern Lights, Aurora borealis over a reindeer herders hut on the tundra. Karasjok. Sapmi. Norway. 2000

Wearing a traditional hat, Sami Reindeer herder from Karasjok lassoeing reindeer. Sapmi, Karasjok. N. Norway. 2000

Sami Mattis Sara helps Nicholas Tyler, reindeer biologist, take blood sample Karasjok. Sapmi. Norway. 2000

Mattis and Marit-Anne Sara, Sami herders, move a reindeer in the corral pre migration. Karasjok. Sapmi. Norway. 2000

Sami girls congratulate each other after their confirmation service. Sapmi. Karasjok. North Norway. 2000

Sami youth in Kofte with decorated wings wornover reindeer skin leggings. Karasjok. Sapmi. N.Norway. 2000

Sami family from Karasjok pose in traditional clothing after a confirmation service Karasjok. Sapmi. N. Norway. 2000

Sami herders Alf & Mikkel tie up a calf to take it home safely for extra feed. Karasjok. Sapmi. Norway. 2000

A blood sample is taken from a reindeer, whilst it is in the corral. Karasjok. Sapmi. Norway. 2000

Travelling at speed on an Arctic Cat Snowmobile. Arctic Norway. 2000

Reindeer being moved in a corral, before the migration. Karasjok. Sapmi. Norway. 2000

Sami herders at the end of a line of reindeer which are following a man on a skidoo, to the corral. Karasjok. Sapmi. Norway. 2000

A herd of Reindeer feeding at their spring pastures. Finnmark, N. Norway. 2000

Travelling at speed on an Arctic Cat Snowmobile. Arctic Norway. 2000

Sami herder, Mattis Sara, watches his reindeer being herded on the truck for the migration. Karasjok. Norway. 2000

Sami girl Anne-Helen watches her father Alf tie up a young reindeer for travel. Karasjok. Sapmi. Norway. 2000

Sami herders Alf & Mikkel tie up a calf to take it home safely for extra feed. Karasjok. Sapmi. Norway. 2000

Cornering at speed on an Arctic Cat Snowmobile. Arctic Norway. 2000

Mikkel Bar, a Sami reindeer herder sitting on the bed in the herders hut. Sapmi. Karasjok. North Norway. 2000

Lines of reindeer follow the prints of the animal ahead on their spring migration. karasjok. Sapmi. Norway. 2000

Sami reindeer herders take hay to their reindeer on winter pastures at end of winter. Sapmi. Norway. 2000

Mattis Sara and Rolfe take down the windmill by the hut at the end of the winter. Karasjok. Sapmi. Norway. 2000

Sami child playing on a snowmobile by the church at Baeivasgiedde. Karasjok. Sapmi. North Norway. 2000

Sami child playing on a snowmobile by the church at Baeivasgiedde. Karasjok. Sapmi. North Norway. 2000

Replica of a Sami Shaman's drum in the museum at Karasjok. It is decorated with figures Sapmi. North Norway. 2000

Sami reindeer herder wearing the traditional hat of the four winds from the Karasjok region. Sapmi. Norway. 2000

Sami herders follow their reindeer who follow a man on a skidoo to the corral. Karasjok. Sapmi. Norway. 2000

Sami reindeer herders drive reindeer into the lorry that will make the migration to the coast. Sapmi. Norway. 2000

Reindeer herder with a calf that has got left behind by the herd, on his snowmobile. Karasjok. Sapmi. Norway. 2000

Reindeer Biologist, Nick Tyler, takes blood samples in a snowstorm among galloping reindeer. Sapmi. Norway. 2000

Local boys help move reindeer in the corral before the migration. Karasjok. Sapmi. Norway. 2000

Reindeer herd are driven into the corral before the migration to the coast. Karasjok. Sapmi. Norway. 2000

Contrasting transport. Deer tied onto a sled and the big truck for bulk reindeer moving. Karasjok. Norway. 2000

Sami women congratulate a youth in a traditional hat at his confirmation. Karasjok. Sapmi. N. Norway. 2000

Sami youths play around at their confirmation. Koftes from Kautokeino (center) and Karasjok. Sapmi. N. Norway. 2000

Sami youths in Kofte with decorated wings worn over reindeer skin leggings. Karasjok. Sapmi. N.Norway. 2000

Sami teenagers dressed in traditional clothing for their confirmation. Karasjok Church. Sapmi. North Norway. 2000

Sami teenagers dressed in traditional clothing for their confirmation. Karasjok Church. Sapmi. North Norway. 2000

A herd of Reindeer feeding at their spring pastures. Finnmark, N. Norway. 2000