Sámi Museum Siida was chosen as the European Museum of the Year 2024 in the European Museum Forum’s EMYA conference.
The Sámi Museum and Nature Centre Siida is located in the town of Inari, in the Sámi Homeland. The Sámi Museum and Northern Lapland Nature Centre are responsible for organizing activities at Siida.
The new exhibition ”Enâmeh láá mii párnááh – These lands are our children” has opened on June 1st 2022.
We are Siida
The Sámi Museum
The Sámi Museum Siida is a national museum responsible for its special field, Sámi culture, and a regional museum responsible for tasks concerning cultural environments in the Sámi Area. We store the spiritual and material culture of the Finnish Sámi in our collections and display it in exhibitions and publications. Our main purpose is to support the identity and the...
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Nature Centre
Metsähallitus-maintained nature centres are diverse destinations and sources of diverse and interesting information on nature. We encourage people to be active and recharge in nature. Nature Centre Siida is the most northern nature centre maintained by Metsähallitus and we work in close cooperation with the Siida Sámi Museum.
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Permanent exhibition
Permanent exhibition
Our permanent exhibition links Sámi culture and northern nature to one another forming one whole, which offers a vivid and visual experience as well as an abundance of information. The Sámi Museum and the Nature Centre have worked together to produce the permanent exhibition.
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Open-Air Museum
Siida’s Open-Air Museum showcases the cultural heritage, architectural heritage and livelihoods of the Sámi in Finland
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Temporary exhibition
Northern Taiga – Land of Willow Grouse and Rock Ptarmigan
6.10.2024−26.1.2025
Exhibition, “Northern Taiga − Land of Willow Grouse and Rock Ptarmigan”, shows survivors, Willow Grouse and Rock Ptarmigan, which have perfectly adapted to the northern taiga over the times, in their own habitats.
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Temporary exhibition
Kaamosmaisemia – Skábmaduovdagat
12.10.2024 - 28.1.2025
Kaamosmaisemia – Skábmaduovdagat (Landscapes of the Polar Night) is an exhibition composed of sceneries of sound and movement and born from the emotional landscapes of the Polar Night. It is made of artistic short films in which the period of darkness is described in terms of subjective experiences.
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Temporary exhibition
In the Time of Aihki
28.1.–3.5.2025
“In the Time of Aihki (The Old-Growth Pine)” exhibition was born from Anna Pakkanen’s personal experience during a skiing trip in Urho Kekkonen National Park, where she discovered an impressive forest full of old pines. The experience made her reflect on the long lifespan of trees and the shortness of human life. The exhibition offers visitors an opportunity to stop and...
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Siida Shop
Siida Shop is a museum shop. The shop’s products related to Sámi culture and Lapland’s nature are the perfect items to add to your visit.
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Inari Tourist Information
The municipality of Inari’s tourist information point located in Nature Centre Siida provides up-to-date information to help you plan your visit to Inari until 31.12.2024.
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Restaurant Sarrit
Sarrit is a comfortable cafe/restaurant where you can recharge for a moment during your visit to our exhibitions.
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The Sámi Museum Foundation and the Ainu Culture Foundation Renew Partnership Agreement
This week, the Sámi Museum Siida is hosting a delegation from Upopoy, the National Ainu Museum and Park, in Hokkaido, Japan. During the visit, the Ainu Culture Foundation and the Sámi Museum are renewing their partnership agreement, which aims to promote cultural collaboration between Indigenous peoples, including through museum exhibitions and staff exchanges.
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The President of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb visited Sámi Museum and Nature Centre Siida May 24, 2024
The Chairperson of the Sámi Museum Foundation Veikko Feodoroff, Museum Director Taina Máret Pieski and the Mayor of the Inari municipality Tommi Kasurinen hosted the presidential visit. Also, the Sámi Museum’s curators Marjo-Riitta Rantamäki and Konsta Verta participated in the occasion.
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Sámi Museum and Northern Lapland Nature Centre Siida Chosen as Museum of the Year 2024!
The Museum of the Year 2024 award was presented today, May 23, at the Museum Award Gala organized by the Finnish Museums Association and the International Council of Museums (ICOM) in Jyväskylä.
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