Documenting and researching the impact of technologies and climate change on traditional reindeer herding culture in Finland and Norway.

Petri gathers supplies in preparation of next day’s round-up.
Petri gathers supplies in preparation of next day’s round-up.
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Petri gathers supplies in preparation of next day’s round-up.

The advent of snowmobiles in the 70s changed the face of reindeer herding, which had...

Reindeer herding is a perfect example of collective action in the herding community. 

Anna-Leena and her husband met in a forest, during a round-up. She wishes that she...

A sick reindeer is separated from the herd.

Reindeer living at the farm are fed once a day with purchased bags of lichen,...

80% of calves are slaughtered for meat. The year after a male is castrated, it...

Anna-Leena and her family own the maximum quota of reindeer as dictated by the Finnish...

Different reindeer have different personalities. the more aggressive ones are edgier, snappier. particularly during mating...

Reindeer hides sell for upwards of 110€ in anywhere from airports to gift shops, but...

It is impossible to know exactly where all of one’s reindeer are at one moment,...

Reindeer antlers grow at a remarkably fast pace- adult reindeer shed their antlers annually. Males...

Some herders don’t like it when kids play with reindeer, which tames them and makes...

Reindeer are usually released back into the forest around April, depending on snow condition. 

Traces of blood from a reindeer hit and run.

Reindeer tongues hang in a cold room. They taste excellent roasted over a fire out...

There are 19 slaughterhouses spread across the herding districts. Regulation slaughterhouses are warmer but more...

A herder preparing for a full day of work at a slaughterhouse. There were about...

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