Neo-Entrepreneurship as an Adaptation Model of Reindeer Herding in Finland

• Published in: Nomadic Peoples
• Main Author: Heikkinen, Hannu
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: White Horse Press 2006
• Subjects: Demography; Heikkinen; Jokinen; Northern Finland; reindeer husbandry
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.3167/np.2006.100211; https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/whp/nomp/2006/00000010/00000002/art00011

Reindeer herding is an old and impressively adapted livelihood supporting a unique cultural continuity of both Sámi and Finnish populations in northern Finland. Through centuries both have adapted to the changing social, cultural and ecological circumstances. This article focuses on reindeer herders...