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An entire year living in Sweden gives to you hundreds of experiences. And not all of them can be gathered in only one blog. This blog collect little experieces in Sweden, pieces of advise, unnoticed details, etc (en)
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Sami History II – the Viking and Middle Ages.
During the Viking Age, the Vikings from Iceland told histories about the Sami, mostly in relationship with the hides that where the most important good of trade between both peoples during this period. In this time the Sami goods were very valued for traders, but also...
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Sami History I – from the beginnings of the knowledge of this people.
The Sami history is a long journey that started at the end of the last ice age and it is still going nowadays. There are many important events along this time that have marked the life and culture of this indigenous people. The beginning of this people started more than...
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The Sami flag
The Sami people is one of the world’s indigenous peoples and have been living unconstrained by borders for thousands of years. They have their own unique culture, languages and costumes which make them different from the rest of the society. One of them is their flag....
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Sami objects
The Sami people have been elaborating their tools by hand for thousands and thousands of years, since they were the first people in populate Sweden until nowadays. And they still do them as they did, with the refined experience of centuries. But they are also renewed...
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The Sami Culture in Umea 2014
The Sami culture is represented in the activities of the European Capital of Culture in many different ways. The most important is the division of the culture year in 8 seasons according to the 8 seasons of the Sami calendar. Moreover, the programme of the year include...
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The Sami heritage of Umea
The Sami people are the only recognised indigenous people in Sweden and Europe. And Umea will be the first European Capital of Culture that highlights them. This is due to the big importance that Sami culture have had as a part of the history and culture of the city of...
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Sameby – The actual Sami’s organization
A sameby is a geographical area as well as organization and administration fore reindeer husbandry. The geographical area stretches from inland forest to mountain ranges on both sides of the Swedish-Norwegian border. Many of the mountain samebys own grazing rights and...
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Sjidda – The first Sami’s organization
The early hunting and fishing society of the Samis was organized around small family groups that worked and lived together. As the Sami population grew, new needs evolved that put greater demands on organizing and dividing the resources in the form of hunting grounds,...
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The Helena Elisabeth-Church of Gammlia
The open air museum of Gammlia doesn’t only include farm buildings but also city buildings from 1800’s. One of the most important and, at the same time, beautiful buildings is the Helena Elisabeth-Church of Gammlia. It is a wooden church with octagonal plant. It was...
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Gammlia farm
The open air museum of Gammlia includes many different buildings that represent a traditional Swedish farm. The idea of recreate this important part of the Swedish tradition comes from a local history association from the Vasterbotten region. They wanted to move a...
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The open air Museum of Gammlia.
Just at right of the Vasterbotten Museum building we can find the open air museum of Gammlia. The place is situated in the current center of the town and a walk from downtown takes no more than 10-15 min. This open museum shows the traditional life of the Swedish and...
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Nature photography exhibition in Vasterbotten Museum
In the Vasterbotten Museum, there is a room focused on the nature of the region and sorroundings. They are represented by many amazing and spectacular images taken by the nature photographer Svante Lundgren (1913 – 1988). He is though as one of the pioneers in the...
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The Swedish Ski Museum in Gammlia
In the Vasterbotten Museum, there is a room focused on the history of the Ski in Sweden. Although not very important in Spain until last decades, skiing have had a major importance in the life of Swedish from very ancient time such as the Stone Age. In this museum you...
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The Fishing and Maritime Museum in Gammlia
Very close to the main museum building in Gamlia the Fishing and Maritime Museum of Vasterbotten is located. The sea industry was very important along the coast of Vasterbotten, as well as seal hunting. For both interesting in the history and the sea life tradition,...
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The past in the Museum of Vasterbotten
In the Museum of Vasterbotten there is a continuous exhibition of many objects, pictures and models about the history of the region from 10000 years ago. There are 3 exhibitions rooms that shows the human life in the region, form the hunting and fishing settlements and...
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The Sami Buildings on Gammlia
Besides the Sami week that happens every year, in the Gammlia area, close to the Museum of Vasterbotten in Umea, there are permanent examples of the Sami culture that can be visited all along the year. Specifically, there are 3 Sami settlements on Gammlia. They...
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WTF????? (IV)
If you though nothing could go beyond the banana container, surprise yourself with the banana cutter! WOW! It is the perfect invent! How couldn’t I invent it? Go to hell knife, I will never use you for cutting my banana! It is the best invention since the wheel and...
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WTF????? (III)
If you got surprised when I showed you the garlic/onion container, enjoy this perfect container for your bananas. Using it you can take them everywhere without fear of being squashed. Is it or not a good idea? P. D. : it is possible than the size of your banana...
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WTF????? (II)
If I tell you that Swedish people are not common you should believe me. Who in the world can invent a a container for garlics and onions? It can be a good idea to put half of an onion or a head of garlic, although I’m still thinking that it is overestimated. I will...
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Easter eggs.
Easter is here! And, like no other way, it carries with it the Easter eggs. They are not so used in Spain in comparison (although they are important in places like Cataluña with their “Monas de Pascua”). But in this European countries are very important. As you can...
