Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, known as Áilu in the Northern Sámi language and with the stage name of Áillohaš, was a Finnish Sámi writer, musician and artist. He was one of the most internationally recognised
Valkeapää, age twelve, in July 1955
Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, age 21, on the peat bogs of Unkkajärvi (Uŋggájávri) in the Lapland village of Kaijuka, Enontekiö, 10 August 1964
In traditional Sámi music songs and joiks are important musical expressions of the Sámi people and Sámi languages. The Sámi also use a variety of musical instruments, some unique to the Sámi, some tra
A Nordic Sámi woman playing Lur horn in the evening. A wood cut made by Emma Edwall after nature in the mid-1800s.
Wimme Saari, a Sámi joiker from Kelottijärvi, Enontekiö