Sami

Christmas buffet Swedish style

To a visitor it may seem like any other buffet with loads of different kinds of foods, but the Julbord (Christmas buffet) is sacred to many Swedes. Of course there are differences between the south of Sweden and the north as well as there are themed Cristmas buffets, like the one served by Elaine Asp […]

Culture & History Gastronomy Härjedalen Saepmie Sami Winter +3

Tour Suggestion: The panoramic route to Trondheim, Norway

This scenic drive (or bike tour) gives you panoramic views of mountains and lakes as well as experiences from the cultural heritage of St Olov. Go from Järpen in the western part of Jämtland to Kall and around lake Kallsjön back again, or into Norway and back again along the mountain road Skalstugevägen towards the […]

Autumn Biking Culture & History Nature & Geology Sami Spring Summer Trøndelag, Norway +5

VILDMARKSVÄGEN – the Wilderness Road of Sweden

Strömsund is called a gateway to the wilderness and yet into a landscape clearly shaped by being part of Saepmie for centuries. Follow in my footsteps and fold westward to start your adventure into the area of Sweden, most dense with bears per square kilometres. Keep to the Vildmarksvägen road (the Wilderness Road) and make […]

Autumn Biking Culture & History Fishing Flora & Fauna Gastronomy Hiking Nature & Geology Reindeer Saepmie Sami Summer +9

Saepmie – the People and the Land

Saepmie is both the Sami people and a land area in the northern part of the globe. The Swedish part of Saepmie is a rich cultural landscape among vast mountains, villages and towns from the Dalarna region in the south, including Jämtland Härjedalen and all the way up through to the swedish border in the […]

Autumn Culture & History Funäsfjällen Härjedalen Krokom Ljungdalsfjällen Lofsdalen Östersund Reindeer Saepmie Sami Södra Årefjällen Strömsund/Frostviken Summer Winter +12

Taste of Sapmi

Few Swedes have tasted Sami food. Not even in Jämtland or Härjedalen, which is part of Sapmi, the region of the Sami people. Reindeer tenderloin with chanterelle mushrooms at an up-market restaurant is wonderful, without a doubt. But, until you have tasted blood pancake or reindeer broth with marrow, you haven’t even begun to explore […]

Åre Autumn Culture & History Gastronomy Reindeer Saepmie Sami Södra Storsjöbygden Spring Summer Winter +8

Looking at history from another angle – Archive Q

Vivallen is a shieling of great importance when it comes to understanding early sami history and culture. The finds made by archaeologists tell us an unconventional story when looked upon from a different angle.

Autumn Culture & History Härjedalen Saepmie Sami Spring Summer +4