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Skolt Sami culture in the borderland
The Äʹvv Skolt Sami Museum in Neiden conveys the history and culture of the Skolt Sami, or East Sami people. The name Äʹvv is Skolt Sami and means the sun's reflection on water or snow. The Skolt Sami are the indigenous people of the border region between Norway, Finland and Russia, and the museum's permanent exhibition Skoltelandet is divided into three rooms – The People, The Land and The World. In Neiden you will also find the small Orthodox St. George's Chapel and the protected cultural landscape Skoltebyen. The museum opened in 2017.
📍 Neidenveien 3828, 9930 Neiden
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Ä'vv Skoltesamisk Museum
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