As if we never existed. [The least known national minority in Sweden.]

’MEÄN ELÄMÄ’ means. ’our life’ - and is a series with stories from the north part of Scandinavia. Near and above the arctic circle. An area called Torne valley.

Learn more about the least known national minority in Sweden. In this episode you get to meet Emma Kiviniemi, she is a women of meny cultural projects that all somehow can be related to our minority, Tornedalingar/Kväver/Lantalainen that has been living in the north of Sweden, Finland, Norway and part of Russia but were separated when national borders were drawn. With "Swedishization" processes, the loss of language and culture were enormous. Emma is someone who fights to taking back both the language and culture, and spreading knowledge.

Föregående

"There is a sense of unity." [ Kven/Norweigan artist Astrid Serine ]

Nästa

She breaks the norm - a young Tornedalian reindeer herder in the arctic circle.