Debate concerning the early transport infrastructure in the Sámi area of Finnish Lapland
This article examines early Arctic transport infrastructure, especially roads, in the Sámi area of Finnish Lapland during the interwar period. The modernisation process accelerated the utilisation of northern natural resources, and the first roads in northernmost Finland also facilitated mining indu...
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ftunivlapland:oai:lauda.ulapland.fi:10024/64578 2023-05-15T15:05:27+02:00 Debate concerning the early transport infrastructure in the Sámi area of Finnish Lapland Kylli, Ritva Saunavaara, Juha fi=Arktinen keskus|en=Arctic Centre| 2017 21 85-105 https://lauda.ulapland.fi/handle/10024/64578 http://nbn-resolving.org/URN:NBN:fi-fe202103157432 eng eng Lapin yliopisto Barents Studies Vol. 4, Issue 1 (2017) Special Issue : 85-105 Barents Studies 2324-0652 4 1 https://lauda.ulapland.fi/handle/10024/64578 http://nbn-resolving.org/URN:NBN:fi-fe202103157432 cc by 4.0 openAccess CC-BY journal article publishedVersion 2017 ftunivlapland 2021-11-11T19:11:06Z This article examines early Arctic transport infrastructure, especially roads, in the Sámi area of Finnish Lapland during the interwar period. The modernisation process accelerated the utilisation of northern natural resources, and the first roads in northernmost Finland also facilitated mining industry and logging sites. In the research concentrating on infrastructure, indigenous peoples have often been depicted one-dimensionally as victims and forces resisting development. While this study introduces the views of various stakeholders, it also emphasises the importance of understanding indigenous peoples as active agents, some of whom actively lobbied for plans to build roads. While the Sámi resistance to roads referred to, for example, their ability to damage and erode the traditional way of Sámi community life, the supporters underlined the economic possibilities and other benefits to be gained from the improved connectivity. Even though the vocabulary of the 1920s and 1930s differs from today’s language use, many of the ideas which have been discussed more recently – such as remoteness as a potential asset and the value of being disconnected – were already present in the debates of the beginning of the twentieth century. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Sámi Lapland University of Lapland: Lauda Arctic |
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This article examines early Arctic transport infrastructure, especially roads, in the Sámi area of Finnish Lapland during the interwar period. The modernisation process accelerated the utilisation of northern natural resources, and the first roads in northernmost Finland also facilitated mining industry and logging sites. In the research concentrating on infrastructure, indigenous peoples have often been depicted one-dimensionally as victims and forces resisting development. While this study introduces the views of various stakeholders, it also emphasises the importance of understanding indigenous peoples as active agents, some of whom actively lobbied for plans to build roads. While the Sámi resistance to roads referred to, for example, their ability to damage and erode the traditional way of Sámi community life, the supporters underlined the economic possibilities and other benefits to be gained from the improved connectivity. Even though the vocabulary of the 1920s and 1930s differs from today’s language use, many of the ideas which have been discussed more recently – such as remoteness as a potential asset and the value of being disconnected – were already present in the debates of the beginning of the twentieth century. |
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Debate concerning the early transport infrastructure in the Sámi area of Finnish Lapland |
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Debate concerning the early transport infrastructure in the Sámi area of Finnish Lapland |
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Debate concerning the early transport infrastructure in the Sámi area of Finnish Lapland |
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Barents Studies Vol. 4, Issue 1 (2017) Special Issue : 85-105 Barents Studies 2324-0652 4 1 https://lauda.ulapland.fi/handle/10024/64578 http://nbn-resolving.org/URN:NBN:fi-fe202103157432 |
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