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Last Yoik In Saami Forests?
Year
2021
Language
FINNISH
Duration
58m
Rating
NR
CC
Performers
Pekka Aikio, Timo Helle, Heikki Hyvänen
Directed By
Hannu Hyvönen
Publication Information
BAYVIEW
Summary
In 2005 Sami reindeer herders made an alliance with Greenpeace and established a Forest Rescue Station in the wilderness of Inari. The international pressure from Greenpeace made Finnish forest company Stora Enso stop buying the wood from conflict areas. Kalevi Paadar, a Sami reindeer herder, lodged a complaint to the UN Human Rights Commission. He claimed that logging in his home village violated their right to continue their traditional way of reindeer herding based on free grazing. The UN asked Finland to stop logging. In 2007 Metsähallitus started logging again, this time in the wilderness of Kessi. Finnish with English subtitles.