The Importance of Reindeer in Northern Finland during World War II (1939–45) and the Post-War Reconstruction

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Turunen, Minna T., Rasmus, Sirpa, Kietäväinen, Asta
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2018
• Subjects: reindeer herding; northern Finland; World War II; reconstruction; recovery; Poromies journal; herding district; Soviet Union; qualitative content analysis; élevage des rennes; nord de la Finlande; Deuxième Guerre mondiale; rétablissement; revue Poromies; territoire d’élevage; Union soviétique; analyse de contenu qualitatif; Slaughter; Arctic; Nord de la Finlande; Northern Finland; reindeer husbandry
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67755

We studied the consequences of World War II (WWII, 1939–45) for reindeer herding in northern Finland, evaluated the significance of the livelihood for the population during and after the war, and identified the factors that made successful reconstruction of the livelihood possible. The study is base...