Time, Seasonality, and Trade: Swedish/Finnish-Sámi Interactions in Early Modern Lapland

Recent theoretical debates have identified time as a key area for research by historical archaeologists. In this paper we present evidence from Tornio, in northern Finland, and suggest that the early-17th-century colonists who founded this town developed a multidimensional conception of time that va...

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Published in:Historical Archaeology
Main Authors: Symonds, J., Ylimaunu, T., Salmi, A.-K., Nurmi, R., Kallio-Seppä, T., Kuokkanen, M., Kuorilehto, M., Tranberg, A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2015
Subjects:
Tornio
Northern Finland
Sámi
Lapland
Online Access:https://dare.uva.nl/personal/pure/en/publications/time-seasonality-and-trade-swedishfinnishsmi-interactions-in-early-modern-lapland(9fc5c0d7-27bf-403e-a9d8-651c9c9d2bb8).html
https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03376973
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Summary:Recent theoretical debates have identified time as a key area for research by historical archaeologists. In this paper we present evidence from Tornio, in northern Finland, and suggest that the early-17th-century colonists who founded this town developed a multidimensional conception of time that varied according to context and allowed deeply held folk beliefs to coexist alongside Lutheran doctrines and also facilitated seasonal trade with the indigenous Sámi people in the upper reaches of Lapland.

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