Snåsa

Saemien Sijte - South Sami Museum and Cultural Centre

  • Looking at on of the exhibition displays
  • Girl looking at the Bindals Drum
  • Girl looking at the museum exhibition
  • Boy looking at the artwork "Bissie giebnie" by Tomas Colbengtson. It was created specifically for the museum as it moved to its brand new location in
  • Sami man walking with the new museum buildings in the background
  • Man ina Gapta - traditional Sami national costume
  • Mother and 2 children walking outside
  • Girl admiring the Bindals drum
  • Bonfire in gamma
  • 3 kids enjoyng themselves on a reindeer skin covered bench in front of the fire place
  • Inside the new South Sami museum, Saemien Sijte. Photo: Aina Bye
  • Girl and boy playing on a wooden animal sculpture
  • Outdoors at the new museum
  • Play area outside
  • Food traditions are strong in the Southern Sami culture
  • 2 women enjoying Sami food in the museum cafe
  • Lady checking out the museum shop
  • Information boards
  • Saemien Sijte - traditional costume. South Sami museum in Snåsa
  • Saemien Sijte - traditional belt for a man. South Sami museum in Snåsa

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Saemien Sijte is a South Sámi Museum and Cultural Center in Snåsa in the heart of the southern Sami area.

You do not have to travel any further than Mid Norway to experience Sámi culture.

Saemien Sijte is a year‑round museum where you can learn more about Southern Sámi culture and history – past and present. Our guides are happy to offer guided tours of the exhibitions and the Sámi courtyard.

Sit in "gamma" (old traditional Sami hut) in the yard, practice your lasso skills and immerse yourself in the Sami feeling.

Oral storytelling is an important part of Sámi culture, and a guided tour of the museum is therefore highly recommended. Both permanent and temporary exhibitions are on display throughout the year.

Main Exhibition
Gïejide goerebe – We Follow the Traces

About the exhibition: Most of what has been written about the Southern Sámi throughout history has been told by others. Now we tell our own story. The exhibition takes you back to the time when the ice melted 14,000 years ago, and follows the traces up to the present day. Through archaeological finds and historical sources, as well as objects, stories, language and joik, you encounter a living culture – told from a Southern Sámi perspective, in a Southern Sámi voice.

Museum Café

In the museum café you can experience Sámi food traditions in a new and modern form and flavour. Respect for nature and the way the seasons shape access to ingredients are central elements of Sámi culture.

Museum shop

In the museum shop you can purchase duedtie (traditional Sámi handicrafts), Sámi literature, music, gifts and much more. Saemien Sijte also has an online shop – visit it here.

<>Saemien Sijte also has an online shop – visit it here.

We welcome visitors all year round. Advance booking is recommended for groups and school classes. Guided tours are tailored to group size, age, special needs, and individual wishes.

Saemien Sijte is open all year, with extended opening hours in the Summer season (June - August).

Tickets and prices:
Adults: 100,- | OAP/ students: 80,-
Children under 15 years: Free
Groups are kindly asked to pre-book.

Tickets and prices Summer season (June - August)
Adults: 140,- | OAP/ students: 110,-
Children under 15 years: Free
A guided tour is included in the entrance ticket in the summer season. There are set times for the guided tours.

Do you want a guided tour or a tailor made arrangement?
Omvisning i 45 minutter med tilpasset tema for opptil 20 pers. pr gruppe.
Price: 650,- + entrance ticket
Please contact us for more information.

  • Family Friendly
  • Begeleide Tours

Accessibility information

  • Adapted for people with disabilities

Bron: Innherred Reiseliv