Olaus Matthiae Lappo-Sirma was a Sámi priest and the first Sámi poet known by name to posteriority. His most well-known work is the poem Moarsi favrrot, which Henry Wadsworth Longfellow alluded to in

Sodankylä is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the region of Lapland, and lies at the northern end of Highway 5 and along Highway 4. The Kitinen River flows near the center of Sodankylä. Its