12A great sense of humour

Look at the two men smiling. I have a feeling they are joking with the photographer. – A Sami sleigh – and a young cow (calf) wearing the harness – instead of a reindeer. I wonder if the calf would get very far with a heavy load in the snow. The location is Sirma, Tana, Finnmark, Norway. Hand-coloured photo.
11Haymaking

Haymaking, the Sami way. Probably lifted from the ground so that the animals can not get to it. The structure is called a «luovvi» – and is also used for the storage of food etc. Kautokeino, Finnmark, Norway.
10On the move

Karen V travelling with her reindeer in Finnmark, Norway. Hand-coloured photo.
9An island well

A young man sitting in front of a well on Tamsøya, an island off the coast of Finnmark, Norway.
8Establishing camp

Man and woman – feeding the dogs. Finnmark, Norway. Hand-coloured photo.
7Resting

Coffee-break by the fire. Peder Vesterfjell and his family in Vefsn, Nordland, Norway. Hand-coloured photo.
6A proud people – with good reason

Henrik Sara, his wife, two daughters and a third girl outside their tent. Mikkel Bonga with the pipe. Cedar’s mine, Badderen in Kvænangen, Troms, Norway.
5Handcraft based on millennia-old traditions

Group of women and children – probably from the Swedish side of the border. The baby is strapped in a «komse». From Finnmark, Norway. Hand-coloured photo.
4Around the fire

Family around the fire in a log cabin in Finnmark, Norway.
3Travelling through the landscape

Man and woman travelling with their reindeer in Kautokeino, Finnmark, Norway. Hand-coloured photo.
2At home

A young girl outside her home in Troms, Norway.
1Securing the food

A group of women harvesting potatoes in Finnmark, Norway. The Norwegians started to grow potatoes from around the year 1800 and onwards.
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