Sápmi Pride

[1] The festival, organised by Queering Sápmi, took place for the first time in 2014 in Kiruna, in Lapland.

[2] The festival, which went on for four days, featured a performance by Sápmi singer Sofia Jannok, and a parade of 300 participants which traveled through the central city.

[3] The following year, the festival took place in Karasjok Municipality in Northern Norway.

Maxida Märak performed at the festival[4] and there were workshops with Asta Balto and Erland Elias.

The theme of the festival was generations and solidarity, and it featured discussions with journalist Martta Alajärvi, drama director Pauliina Feodoroff.

Maxida Märak performing at Sápmi Pride
Maxida Märak performing at Sápmi Pride in Karasjok in 2015