Creating a “Lapp” Character : Sámi Dress Utilised as Costume in Early Finnish theatre

• Published in: Ethnologia Fennica
• Main Author: Weckman, Joanna
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Ethnos ry 2021
• Subjects: Finnish Theatre; Finnish National Theatre; Sámi; representation; costume; theatre; ethnic minorities; indigenous people; nationalism; Kalevala; Suomalainen
• Online Access: https://journal.fi/ethnolfenn/article/view/102459; https://doi.org/10.23991/ef.v48i2.102459

This article explores the ways in which the Sámi were represented in the early years of established theatre in Finland, starting with the Finnish Theatre (Suomalainen Teatteri) in 1872 and its successor the Finnish National Theatre (Suomen kansallisteatteri), 1902. Particular attention is paid to th...