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Finland / St. Petersburg
Finland /
St. Petersburg (August 26 - September 10, 2000)
Focus
on shamanism in Finnish Lapland
Sightseeing around Helsinki. - Visit with local families and students of the Michael teachings.
- Travel by charter bus up the west coast of Finland, with stops
along the way including crossing the Artic Circle at the official
Santa Claus Village.
- Visit to the Artic Amethyst
Mine, where we dug our own amethyst stones.
- Each person made a Sami drum, which took 4 days guided by a Sami
drum-maker.
- We also had a chance to hear the singing of the yoik, traditional
music of the Sami culture.
- Visit to the
Sami Museum
in Inari and boat trip on Lake Inari to Ukko Island, sacred to the
Sami for at least 1,000 years.
- Travel by bus down the east coast of Finland, with a stop in a ski
resort in Kuusamo and a visit to Karelia.
- We were blessed to see several wild herds of reindeer and full
rainbows during our travels.
3-day excursion to
St. Petersburg,
Russia
- A panoramic tour of the city by bus featuring major city
highlights.
- Visits to the Peter and Paul Fortress, Peterhof (Grand Summer
Palace), St. Isaac's Cathedral and The
Hermitage Museum (State Rooms of the Winter Palace; Old Masters,
and Impressionists' art exhibit).
- The ballet Giselle
at the Opera House on the Palace Square.
- Stops in
Vyborg on the way to
and from St. Petersburg including a visit to the castle built in
1293, which was the founding of the town.
The trip was arranged by Pivotal Resources, Inc
Resources
- The Sami People - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A1mi_people
- About the Sami Culture - https://www.visitnorway.com/typically-norwegian/sami-people/
- The Centre for Sami Studies - https://en.uit.no/enhet/sesam
- Sami Cultural Center of North America - https://www.samiculturalcenter.org/
Source: Photo of Sami national dress (left to right: Utsjoki, Enonteki�, Vuotso and Inari) from The Sami in Finland, published by Sami Parliament 1999
Page name: http://www.itstime.com/finland.htm
Page updated: January 11, 2021
