Áillohaš Music Award

[1] The winner receives a monetary prize of 20,000 Norwegian crowns, a diploma, a piece of artwork, and a two-week stay at Lásságámmi.

[4][5] It has been awarded every year since 1993, including 2020 even though the Sámi Easter Festival had been cancelled.

[7][5][8] Over the years, quite a few of the most popular and famous Sámi musicians and bands have received this award, including Wimme, Sofia Jannok, Ulla Pirttijärvi-Länsman, and Frode Fjellheim have won the award.

[5][9] The award is not limited to just traditional Northern Sámi yoikers.

As such, a wide variety of different music genres has been represented, from the heavy yoik of Intrigue to the traditional Kildin Sámi luvvts collected, recorded, and performed by Domna Khomyuk.