“The big mining companies trying to take this land and push the reindeer people away” | How Solju are standing up for the Sámi culture | Songlines
Friday, January 13, 2023

“The big mining companies trying to take this land and push the reindeer people away” | How Solju are standing up for the Sámi culture

By Simon Broughton

When not herding reindeer, Finnish mother-daughter duo Solju are bringing the Sámi tradition of joiking to wider audiences

Solju By Marja Helander

Solju’s Ulla Pirttijärvi and Hildá Länsman (photo: Marja Helander)

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