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Niina Niskanen is a Finnish artist, writer and a folklorist who specialises in Finnish, Baltic and Sámi Mythology. She is an online educator and hosted “Heart of Mielikki,” one of the first online courses about Finnish mythology for non-Finnish speaking audiences. Niina is also an artist with a BA in illustration. Her work has been displayed in numerous art exhibitions in Finland and abroad. Niina is the author of the book "Mythology of The Sámi, Stories from the North" and she has Sámi ancestry from the Lapland of Sweden and Finland.
In this episode, we chat about Sámi myths, a beautiful legend about the northern lights, and some similarities between Finnish and Sámi mythology.
Find Mythology of The Sámi: Stories from the North here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mythology-S%C3%A1mi-Stories-Niina-Niskanen-ebook/dp/B0BX73TRTN
Find Niina on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fairychamberart/
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Niina Niskanen is a Finnish artist, writer and a folklorist who specialises in Finnish, Baltic and Sámi Mythology. She is an online educator and hosted “Heart of Mielikki,” one of the first online courses about Finnish mythology for non-Finnish speaking audiences. Niina is also an artist with a BA in illustration. Her work has been displayed in numerous art exhibitions in Finland and abroad. Niina is the author of the book "Mythology of The Sámi, Stories from the North" and she has Sámi ancestry from the Lapland of Sweden and Finland.
In this episode, we chat about Sámi myths, a beautiful legend about the northern lights, and some similarities between Finnish and Sámi mythology.
Find Mythology of The Sámi: Stories from the North here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mythology-S%C3%A1mi-Stories-Niina-Niskanen-ebook/dp/B0BX73TRTN
Find Niina on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fairychamberart/
Get your free guide to home protection the folklore way here: https://www.icysedgwick.com/fab-folklore/
Become a member of the Fabulous Folklore Family for bonus episodes and articles at https://patreon.com/bePatron?u=2380595
Buy Icy a coffee or sign up for bonus episodes at: https://ko-fi.com/icysedgwick
Fabulous Folklore Bookshop: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/fabulous_folklore
Pre-recorded illustrated talks: https://ko-fi.com/icysedgwick/shop
Request an episode: https://forms.gle/gqG7xQNLfbMg1mDv7
Get extra snippets of folklore on Instagram at https://instagram.com/icysedgwick
Find Icy on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/icysedgwick.bsky.social
'Like' Fabulous Folklore on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fabulousfolklore/
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