Lyssna till känslofylld jojk.

Lyssna till känslofylld jojk.

Duodji - samisk slöjd.

Duodji - samisk slöjd.

Familjen Kuhmunens renrajd.

Familjen Kuhmunens renrajd.

Besmyckad härk i renrajd

Besmyckad härk i renrajd

Midvinterkyla fascinerar.

Midvinterkyla fascinerar.

History


Jokkmokk's Market has a long history and is considered to have a four hundred-year unbroken tradition. Permanent marketplaces near the Sámi’s winter settlements were established by the Swedish crown at the beginning of the 17th century in all the Sámi Lappish territories on both sides of the Gulf of Bothnia. The purpose was to strengthen the state's control of the population in the north as well as to collect taxes, hold legal court and spread the Word of God. Planning a market in the Lappish territories during the coldest time of the year had several advantages. The Sámi were gathered in their winter settlements in the forest area with winter grazing for their reindeer and the frozen waterways constituted magnificent roads for the merchants, state officials and men of the church.

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