Sample of products sold at the Santa Claus themepark.

Susanne Siiri (left) Elle Utsi and Lajla Renander chairman of Davvi Nuorra (right) inspects the native-looking costumes that's on sale at the Pielpa-Tuote shop at the shopping mall at the Santa Claus themepark -close up found below.
Photo Aanta Forsgren.

A few more examples from the shops in the mall. Is this respect and support for the Sami culture as one of the managers claimed?
Closeup on one of the dresses sold, note the sticker attached with text "Hand Made" implying it's genuine. Click to see larger image.	Weird dolls with hats borrowed from one of the North Sami cultures. Caricatures which does nothing but insult and offend.
Another variety of doll, together with Santa Clauses and trolls. Click on image to see more dolls.	Interior of another shop. Note the drums at top center, these has South Sami pattern, but are sold at the polar circle.

Many of these items are directly available online as well, for direct purchase.
A fraud? Perhaps, but no doubt something that does a lot of damage to the Sami culture.

You can have a look for yourself through these links, remember that they are on another
website, so you will have to use the backbutton on your webbrowser to get back here.

"Lappish toys."

Santa Claus doll and Lappish mascot.

Shaman's drum. On the page they use the word NOITARUMPU, compare with the word for a Sami shaman "Noaidie". But in english it's translated to "Witch drum". In any case is the patterns borrowed from the South Sami culture and are certainly not native to the area in which this merchandise is sold.

You can compare with the real thing on this description for the grand opening at a museum named: Age of drums.

Traditional clothes, (in this case copy's of traditional Sami costumes -what else?!?).

And yes, not to forget, the frontpage for this presentation with the title: Cyber-Finn Shopping-Center "Original products from Finland and Lapland". Note that they've gotten the Majon's and Useful cool awards for their presentation.

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For further reading about: cultural & intellectual property and code of ethics.

One really do wish that there was a: law like this

Back to the main Santa Claus themepark vs. SSN page.

Credits: Images on these pages, Heidi & Kati Eriksen (SSN) and Aanta. (Saminuorra).