Museum Utstilling Senter for Nordlige Folk - 2024

Welcome to the Centre for Northern Peoples – a living Sámi sea museum and cultural centre in Sápmi, where you can experience Sámi and Indigenous culture with all your senses.

Here you'll encounter exciting exhibitions, events, stories – and tastes of traditional food.
We offer insight into Sámi maritime history, culture, and way of life through experiences, knowledge, and good meeting places. With us, you can learn, explore, and connect with both past and present – in an environment that fosters understanding, curiosity, and a sense of belonging.


Permanent exhibitions

Fast utstilling:De čalbmi ii olat guhkibuidda – Så når øyet ikke lenger

Permanent exhibition:De čalbmi ii olat guhkibuidda – So the eye no longer reaches

Our permanent exhibition De čalbmi ii olat guhkibuidda - So when the eye no longer, opened on 6 February 2024 Continue reading Permanent exhibition:De čalbmi ii olat guhkibuidda – So the eye no longer reaches

Sjåbakkenhuset

Sjåbakken-house

This historic house is known as both Sjåbakkenhuset and Sjit helvedes kåken. Nils Anton Andersen Sjåbakken (1915-1981) and his mother Anne Margrethe Kristine Mikkelsen (1879-1982) lived here. Continue reading Sjåbakken-house

Prices for permanent exhibitions

  • Entrance fee: 50,- NOK
  • Entrance group price: 500,- NOK
  • Admission for children and young people up to 15 years: FREE
  • Guided tour of the exhibitions (Duration 30 minutes to 1 hour): 600,- NOK

Only possible on request: Guided tour of the exhibitions and storytelling in the pond with a Sea Sami flavour (Duration 2-3 hours): 2000,-

If you would like to visit Sjåbakkhuset, please send an e-mail to: post@nordligefolk.no or call: +47 91104059.
Price: 100 kr