The Filmans : Nomads at a Dead End

• Main Author: Leinonen, Marja
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Department of General Lingustics, University of Helsinki, Finland 2008
• Subjects: history; ethnography; Filmans; North Sami; Russia; Kola peninsula; Inari; Kola Peninsula; Norway; Journal of Northern Studies; kola peninsula; sami
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-43268

A group of Norwegian Sami moved to live on the Kola peninsulaa fter the border treaty of 1826 between Norway and Russia. For some, the parisho f Inari in Finland served as an interim point. They were called the Filmans by the Russians. Their appearance, language and material culture differed from th...