During your visit to the Sámi Museum and Northern Lapland Nature Centre Siida we will give you an experience that is rich in information and insightful. Siida’s exhibitions and events related to culture and nature supplement one another providing a learning environment that can also be used in the curriculum for various school subjects. Visitors with a thirst for knowledge can book a themed tours that will add to the exhibitions we have on show. We also provide learning assignments and supplementary study materials free of charge. Please also see our interesting online exhibitions!
More on themed tours
The Sámi Homeland’s eight seasons
Hold a school camp at Siida
If you intend to hold a school camp in the northern-most part of Lapland, consider coming to Siida. We provide information in one visit on both Sámi culture and arctic nature. Our learning assignments provide food for thought before your trip as well as during your visit. Our tours will give you new perspectives on our exhibitions for several days. We can help you design personalised programme content for your visit and give you information on Northern Lapland’s best hiking destinations.
More information about schools camps
Customer Service, tel. +358 (0)400 898 212, siida(at)siida.fi
Metsähallitus Parks and Wildlife, tel. +358 (0)206 39 7740, siida(at)metsa.fi
Inari Tourist Information, tel. +358 (0)40 168 9668, tourist.info(at)inari.fi
Cultural and nature education in the Sámi and Finnish languages
We have a special task in the Sámi Homeland. We carry out regular cultural and nature education cooperation with the area’s schools and day-care centres in Sámi and in Finnish. We at Nature Centre Siida are responsible for Finland’s Sámi language nature education as part of the task of the Metsähallitus’ Parks & Wildlife Finland, Lapland.
Inquiries on cultural and nature education
The Sámi Museum:
Audience Development Pia Nikula, tel. +358 (0)40 621 2663, pia.nikula(at)samimuseum.fi
Nature Centre:
Senior Specialist, Outdoor Recreation and Visitor Management Kirsi Ukkonen, tel. +358 (0)206 39 7746, kirsi.ukkonen(at)metsa.fi