arubalad

Will be in Tromso early Dec. Anyone have experience or knowledge about tours of Sami people?

ksu

I think that the proud indegenous people of Northern Scandinavia would be rather offended by being subject to tours by tourists...

Tromsų is the regional capital of Northern Norway, and thus public buildings have bilingual signs. Still, Tromsų as such feels very much a Norwegian city, even if many Sami people live there. If you are to really experience tha Sami culture, you should go to the Sami heartland in Finnmark, especially the villages of Karasjok and Kautokeino. The former is the formal capital of the Sami people, hosting Sametinget (the Sami capitol), the latter is the cultural capital of the Sami people, being historically very important (the Kautokeino Riot of 1852) and hosting the Sami University College. Both villages are accessible from Tromsų, but it's a five hour drive through Finland from Tromsų to Kautokeino.

In Tromsų, the regional museum presents Sami culture and it is possible to do reindeer sledding. Some links are here:
http://www.visitnorway.com/en/vn/sea...tional&hits=10