‘Where the F… is Vuotso?’ : heritage of Second World War forced movement and destruction in a Sámi reindeer herding community in Finnish Lapland

• Published in: International Journal of Heritage Studies
• Main Authors: Seitsonen, Oula, Koskinen-Koivisto, Eerika
• Other Authors: Department of Philosophy, History and Art Studies
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor and Francis Ltd. 2017
• Subjects: History and Archaeology; Material heritage; forced movement; Sami; Lapland; World War II; CULTURE; Vuotso; sami; Sámi
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/228610

In this paper we discuss the heritage of the WWII evacuation and the so-called burning of Lapland' within a Sami reindeer herding community, and assess how these wartime experiences have moulded, and continue to mould, the ways people memorialise and engage with the WWII material remains. Our f...