Join us to explore Sámi objects in the collections of Nordiska museet and learn about the objects held in the collections and what is known about them. 

Objects and the findings of provenance research will be presented in four open online community events between November 2026 and March 2027. During the events, participants will have the opportunity to explore the objects in the collections remotely, with a live connection to Stockholm. The first event will take place on 4 November 2026 at 5 pm (Finnish time). Further details will be announced later. 

The Sámi Museum Siida, Nordiska museet in Sweden and the Giellagas Institute at the University of Oulu have launched a collaboration focused on Sámi cultural heritage. The project investigates the background information and histories of old Sámi objects collected from the area of present-day Finland and now held in the collections of Nordiska museet, in collaboration with Sámi communities. This collaboration forms part of the Sámi Museum Siida’s Ellos min árbi – May Our Cultural Heritage Live project (2025–2028), funded by the Finnish Cultural Foundation. 

The aim of the collaboration is to establish the provenance of Sámi objects in the collections of Nordiska museet, including their more detailed origins, collection histories and the overall scope of the collection. 

Further information about the events: 

Pia Nikula, Community Engagement Coordinator
pia.nikula(at)samimuseum.fi 
Tel. +358 40 621 2663 

Read more: New collaboration sheds light on the history of Sámi objects in the Nordiska museet’s collections

Pictures: From the digital collection of the Nordiska Museet

Siida Clubba – Celebrate the Opening of We Who Remain – exhibition 16 October 2026

Petra Laiti, known from the Sámi DJ collective Article 3, brings Indigenous and Sámi beats to Restaurant Sarrit this autumn. Come dance, hang out with friends, or simply let the music take you away. All you need is the desire to go out and celebrate.

At the same time, we’ll be celebrating the opening of the new exhibition We Who Remain!

📍 Restaurant Sarrit, Siida
🕗 8–11 pm
🎟️ Open to everyone, K18 – welcome!

Come spend the evening with us, enjoy the music, and celebrate the opening of the new exhibition together!

Welcome to the exhibition opening of Oktii Áidna – We Who Remain!

Sámi Museum Siida invites you to join the exhibition opening of Oktii Áidna – We Who Remaain at Sámi Museum Siida 15.-16.10.. This collaborative exhibition between Sámi Museum Siida and Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma exhibits contemporary Sámi art from Sámi territories in Finland, Sweden and Norway.

Pictures: Tomas Colbengtson

Program in Siida’s auditorium starts at 10 AM:
Welcome speech by Museum Director Taina Máret Pieski
Donation of the Sámi collection from the Northern Ostrobothnia Museum, Intendant Anni Guttorm
Finna in Sámi: Towards a More Accessible Cultural Heritage, Project Coordinator Anna-Leena Pyylampi
Collaborative Object Selection for the Community Display at Siida from the Northern Ostrobothnia Museum’s Sámi Collection
At the end of the event, a selection of Sámi objects made from reindeer bone and antler from the Northern Ostrobothnia Museum’s collection will be on display.
Join us in celebrating Sámi National Day at Saamelaismuseo Siida!
Part of the event will be streamed. A link will be available here and at Siida social media.

Free admission to the exhibitions at Sámi Museum and Nature Center Siida from 10 AM to 5 PM!

Further information: Community Work Coordinator Pia Nikula, pia.nikula(at)samimuseum.fi, p. 040 621 266

The world´s northernmost indigenous peoples´film festival. Further information here: https://skabmagovat.fi/en/

Siida ❤️ Skábmagovat

By purchasing at least three screening or side programme tickets, you can visit the Sámi Museum and Nature Center Siida exhibitions free of charge!

Tickets purchased from Tiketti and on-site ticket sales points are entitled to the benefit. You may claim the voucher entitling you to the benefit at the Skábmagovat’s ticket sales points at Siida and Sajos. You can visit the exhibitions more than once during the festival on January 23-26, 2025!

Museum of the Year 2024 Celebration at Siida!

Sámi Museum Siida was chosen as the European Museum of the Year 2024 at the beginning of May at the European Museum Forum’s EMYA conference in Portugal.

After this, the Sámi Museum and Nature Centre Siida was also chosen as the Museum of the Year 2024 by the Finnish Museums Association and ICOM Finland!

We thank the entire Sámi community, and everyone involved in the preparation of the exhibition – this achievement is due to our good cooperation!

We want to celebrate this achievement together on Tuesday, June 18, 2024.

9 AM – 6 PM Free entry to Siida’s exhibitions

Seminar Program:

10:00 AM Welcome to the Museum of the Year celebration!

Museum Director Taina Máret Pieski

10:10 AM Creating the Enâmeh láá mii párnááh – These Lands Are Our Children Exhibition

Emeritus Professor, scriptwriter of the Sámi Museum exhibition Veli-Pekka Lehtola

Specialist in recreational use, project manager of the Nature Centre exhibition Kirsi Ukkonen, Upper Lapland Nature Center

11:00 AM From Sámi to Sámi – Panel Discussion

Emeritus Professor Veli-Pekka Lehtola, Curator Eija Ojanlatva, Curator Anni Guttorm, Curatorial Assistant Marjo-Riitta Rantamäki, and Community Work Coordinator Pia Nikula. The discussion will be moderated by Marketing Coordinator Taija Aikio.

11:45 AM Closing remarks and presentation of the day’s other program

Marketing Coordinator Taija Aikio

The seminar will be held in Siida’s Auditorium. It will also be possible to follow the seminar on Siida’s YouTube channel.

1 PM – 3 PM Cake and coffee in Restaurant Sarrit (for the first 150 attendees)

1 PM – 4 PM Siida’s staff will be available in the exhibitions and the open-air museum at Mirhamintupa. Come and ask the experts about archaeology, artifacts, technology, and content.

Stream link

Bures boahtin! Welcome!

Sámi Museum invites you to visit the recently awarded EMYA 2024 European Museum of the Year!

Sámi National Day program in Siida

Tuesday 6th February 2024

Free entry to Siida 9am – 5pm

9.15 Flag raising, Siida’s front yard.

11am So many kin in my heart – Aune Huhtamella’s life’s work, introduction of the exhibition.

3pm So many kin in my heart – Aune Huhtamella’s life’s work, introduction of the exhibition.

Siida’s new temporary exhibition, So many kin in my heart – Aune Huhtamella’s life’s work, opens to the public on Tuesday, February 6th 2024. The exhibition was produced by Sami Museum Siida. Sigga-Marja Magga, the co-writer of the exhibition, introduces to it to the public.

National Day cake and coffees at Restaurant Sarrit 8e/person.

Advisor Victoria Gonzalez from NIBIO research institute will introduce the brown bear as a species. She will also present how the brown bears are managed with the help of DNA-analyses in Norway.

DNA is the molecule inside cells that contains the genetic information responsible for the development and function of an organism. DNA molecules allow this information to be passed from one generation to the next.

NIBIO is one of the largest research institutes in Norway. They contribute to food security and safety, sustainable resource management, innovation and value creation through research and knowledge production. NIBIO has a high technology DNA laboratory in the village of Svanvik in Norway.

Before the lecture to the public Victoria Gonzalez will run a bear DNA-laboratory workshop for the upper level pupils from Inari and Sevettijärvi schools.

The presentation will be held in English.

Tickets 8€/adults, free entrance for children under 18 years.

Sámi Museum and Northern Lapland Nature Centre Siida invites everyone to celebrate in the opening week

The opening of the Sámi Museum and Nature Centre Siida’s exhibition Enâmeh láá mii párnááh – These lands are our children and the renovated Siida will be celebrated on Wednesday, 1 June 2022. On the inauguration day, Siida hosts an open house. Programmes connected with the new exhibition will be offered until Saturday, 4 June. Siida will be open for the public throughout the week despite special theme days and invited groups visiting the house. All visitors are welcome to Siida.

The programme of the opening week, with updates, is available here and on social media. We retain the right to changes in the programme. Siida’s museum shop SiidaShop serves the public in the renovated facilities during Siida’s opening hours and as an online store at www.siidashop.fi. There will be opening bargains and new products starting on 1 June. Restaurant Sarrit serves the public in the opening week too.

Further information:

Pia Nikula, Inauguration Coordinator, +358 40 621 2663, pia.nikula(at)samimuseum.fi. fi

Programme

Wednesday 1 June

10:00–16:00 Inauguration, open house

10:00 Opening of the exhibition Enâmeh láá mii párnááh – These lands are our children

11:00 Music Hour: Wimme

Noon Meeting with the exhibition experts and artists at the exhibition

13:00 Music Hour: Čaʹppesrääʹstes

14:00 Meeting with the exhibition experts and artists at the exhibition

15:00 Music Hour: Satu Aikio

16:00 Exhibition and Open-Air Museum close

16:30 Customer Service and SiidaShop close

10:00–18:00 Restaurant Sarrit open

18:00–21:00 Visit for invited guests

Thursday 2 June

9:00–18:00 Siida is open

Children’s and Young People’s Day: Programme on special themes for groups with a booking

Friday 3 June

9:00–18:00 Siida is open

Senior Citizens’ Day: Programme on special themes for groups with a booking

17:30–19:00 Siida’s auditorium, book release of Veli-Pekka Lehtola’s Entiset elävät meissä: Saamelaisten historiat ja Suomi (“The past lives in us: Sámi histories and Finland”). Open for everybody.

Saturday 4 June

9:00–18:00 Siida is open

11:00 Meeting with the exhibition experts in the exhibition

13:00 Meeting with the exhibition experts in the exhibition

15:00 Meeting with the exhibition experts in the exhibition