Photos: Timo Newton-Syms from Helsinki, Finland and Chalfont St Giles, Bucks, UK, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 kallerna, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Ninara, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
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Photos: Timo Newton-Syms from Helsinki, Finland and Chalfont St Giles, Bucks, UK, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 kallerna, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Ninara, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Sámi history at Arktikum, from outside
Your local guide
Minna Pekkarinen
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Highlights
- A museum built into the landscape
- Sámi history, explained with care
- A glass tunnel through Arctic ground
- Objects described from personal knowledge
- Architecture that sits with the land
About this tour
This session looks at Arktikum from outside, the long glass tunnel and the building around it, while I describe the Sámi history and objects the museum holds inside. You see the architecture built to sit within the Arctic landscape rather than against it. I draw on two seasons working the museum's Sámi exhibits directly.
We move slowly around the building, since the design itself rewards a careful look before the stories begin. I take questions on Sámi history and culture as they come, speaking from a household background as well as museum work. The pace stays careful throughout, given the subject.
This suits anyone genuinely curious about Sámi history and culture, not just the building's architecture. It also works well alongside the Arctic Circle session for fuller context on the region.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Rovaniemi before heading out.
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The glass tunnel 21 min
You see the long glass corridor that runs through the museum, built partly underground, and I explain what the design was meant to evoke about the Arctic landscape around it.
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The building's exterior 21 min
The camera moves around the museum's outer walls, and I describe specific Sámi objects and stories from the collection inside, since the camera cannot follow me through the exhibits themselves.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Rovaniemi: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Cloudberries (lakka) with cream and Keskusta, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Helsinki time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 8 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Rovaniemi, showing you The glass tunnel and The building's exterior live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need any background in art?
No. The guide explains what matters as you go, whatever you already know or do not.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk the building's exterior live with my phone.
Times shown in Helsinki time (EET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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