Traditional Clothing

Information on The Sami of Scandinavia & Russia

Sami father & son, both wearing best traditional clothes. Kautokeino, Norway. 1996

Inge Ellen, a Saami woman, helps her daughter Sara Lea put on a pair of traditional reindeer skin boots at their home near Kautokeino. Finnmark, North Norway. 2007

Saami reindeer herder, Nils Peder Gaup, ice fishing for Arctic Char on a lake near his reindeers' winter pastures. Kautokeino, Finnmark, North Norway. 2007

Olga Kirillova, a Sami woman from Lovozero, out on the tundra with her reindeer herding dog, Dik. Murmansk, NW Russia. 2005

Sami women wearing replicas of traditional Kola Peninsula Sami dress. Sami Culture Centre, Lovozero. Murmansk, NW Russia. 2005

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

Sami boy and girl in traditional clothing. Kautokeino. Norway. 1972

Saami woman by her Lavo (tent) at sunset. Spring Migration. Finmarksviida. North Norway. 1972

Berit Logje, a Sami woman reindeer herder, antler at round-up near Kautokeino. Northern Norway. (1985)

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

Portrait of Sami man dressed in traditional national Costume. Yllas, Lapland, Finland.

Saami reindeer herder, Nils Peder Gaup, hangs reindeer and moose meat above a fire in his lavo (tent) to smoke it. Kautokeino, Finnmark, North Norway. 2007

Nils Peder Gaup, a Saami Reindeer herder, with his son Issat on a snowmobile while out keeping watch over their reindeer at their winter pastures on the tundra near Kautokeino. Finnmark, North Norway. 2007

Young Saami, 17 year old Inge Triumf, helps her uncle Nils Johan as he cuts her mark on the ear of one of her reindeer, while her grandmother, Berit, looks on. Kautokeino. Finnmark, North Norway. 2007

A Saami youth in red lycra prepares to ski behind his reindeer as it leaves a starting gate at the beginning of a reindeer race in Kautokeino. Finnmark, North Norway. 2007

Lise Karita Haetta, a Saami girl, holding her horse that is pulling a sled near Kautokeino. Finnmark, North Norway. 2007

Olga Kirillova, a Sami woman from Lovozero, out on the tundra in the winter time. Murmansk, NW Russia. 2005

Maria Zakharova, an 82 year old Sami woman, at the window of her apartment in Lovozero. Murmansk, Kola Peninsula, NW Russia. 2005

A Sami woman wearing a replica of traditional Kola Peninsula Sami dress. Sami Culture Centre, Lovozero. Murmansk, NW Russia. 2005

A Sami woman wearing a replica of traditional Kola Peninsula Sami dress. Sami Culture Centre, Lovozero. Murmansk, NW Russia. 2005

Sami girls in traditional clothing together in the back of a sled. Jokkmokk. Sweden. Size to A4

Portrait of pretty Sami girl in a traditional hat and peske at the Jokkmokk Winter Market. Sweden. Size to A4

Sami girl and a white reindeer in the reindeer parade at the Jokkmokk Winter Market. Sweden. size to A4.

Sami flag hangs at the back of a Sami craft stall at the Jokkmokk winter Market. Sweden.

Sami girls in traditional costume sell dried fish at the traditional market. Jokkmokk. Sweden

Sami toddler wrapped up against the cold at the reindeer races. Kautokeino. Norway. 1996

Sami couple approach the church before a wedding. Kautokeino. Sapmi. North Norway. 1985

Sami reindeer herder Aslak Logje enjoys some fishing watched by his dog. North Norway. 1985

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

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

Sami Reindeer herder Johan-Henrik Logje with his reindeer at the end of the spring migration. Norway. 1972

Saami craftsman, Johan Rist, with a traditional Saami knife he has made. Kautokeino. Norway. 1972

Sami women with cameras jostle to photograph the bride & groom at a wedding in Kautokeino. North Norway. 1972

Sami woman sewing reindeer skin clothing in her home. Kautokeino, North Norway. 1990

Sami reindeer herder, Johan, stuffs his skin boots with grass as an insulator. North Norway. 1985

Sami Reindeer herder, Johan, takes a rest from follows his herd on skis. Kautokeino, North Norway. 1985

Successful reindeer herder with his Mercedes Car. Kautokeino, North Norway. 1985

Ellen Margrette, a Sami bride, being helped to dress in her brooches & ribbons. Kautokeino. Sapmi. North Norway. 1985

Lake Sami on his snowscooter crossing a snow covered lake near Inari. Finland. 1996

Sami man wearing traditional clothes at Easter Reindeer races. Kautokeino. Norway. 1996