Siida’s exhibitions

Our main 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 exhibition was co-produced by The Sámi Museum and Metsähallitus.

Our Open-Air Museum has much to view. The museum area’s trail is approximately 800-metres-long and in the shape of a reindeer herder’s lasso. Along the trail visitors can view around 50 buildings and structures, which are grouped by their cultural area and their intended use. The displays tell about the cultural heritage, built heritage and livelihoods of the three Sámi...

The Sámi Museum also has a summer destination at the Skolt Sámi Cultural Centre in Sevettijärvi, where the Skolt Sámi Heritage House is located. The Heritage House and the Open-Air Museum on its grounds contain information on Skolt Sámi history and display the living and construction options from two different eras. There’s also a small museum shop at the Skolt...

17.4.2026 - 27.9.2026

The exhibition Changing Climate – What will future bring for the Arctic?, created by Metsähallitus Parks & Wildlife Finland, offers a concrete look at how rapidly the northern climate is changing and how these shifts appear in nature, wildlife, and everyday life. The exhibition explores themes ranging from shorter winters and melting glaciers to the challenges faced by Arctic species.

1.4.2026 - 20.9.2026

Sámi perspectives in video games have become increasingly common since the 1980s. This exhibition celebrates the ability of the Sámi people to define their own place in the digital world. It invites visitors to experience how traditions, the present, and various futures converge in digital realms.

Take another view on the past exhibitions of  Siida.

The webs page tells about the history and the culture of the Inari Sámi. The abundant information package has been produced in cooperation with Anarâskielâ servi, the Inari Sámi language association. The web page is available in Inari Sámi, Finnish and English.

The web page contains information on the history and the customs of the Skolt Sámi in Skolt Sámi, Finnish and English.

The Eatnanšaddu web page tells about the wild plants used by the Sámi, the environments they grow in and the ways in which they are used. The plant database contains information on approximately 50 wild plants.