"Näätämö" redirects here. For the river, see Näätämö (river).
Neiden (Skolt Sami: Njauddâm, Northern Sami: Njávdán, Inari Sami: Njiävđám, and Finnish: Näätämö, previously also Näytämö) is a village area in the Sápmi area along the Finland–Norway border with about 250 inhabitants. Neiden, situated along the Neiden River, actually consists of two villages 12 kilometers apart, separated by the border of Norway and Finland. One village is in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway, and the other village is in Inari Municipality in Lapland, Finland. Neiden is the official name in Norway and Näätämö in Finland. The European route E6 highway runs through the Norwegian village of Neiden. The village on the Finnish side is close to the border and has border shops.
Neiden became the main settlement of the westernmost Njauddâm sijdd (Northern Sami: siida, i.e. the fundamental unit of the old Sami society, indicating both the area and the family group(s) exploiting it) of the Skolts and has remained relatively unchanged, leaving numerous traces of earlier use of the area intact.
Neiden was governmentally divided officially in 1852. The reason for that separation was the demarcation treaty between the Kingdom of Sweden-Norway and the Grand Duchy of Finland, which prohibited nomadicreindeer herding and moving of fishermen over the border. That caused much harm to reindeer husbandry for a long time.
World War Two
In October, 1944, German forces withdrew through the area after having failed to capture Murmansk in Operation Silver Fox. On the 26th and 27th around two hundred Soviet and German soldiers were killed around the village.[2]
The Skolts form a minority group among the Sami and are distinct from other groups in a number of ways. The Russian culture has had a strong influence on the Skolts, who adopted Christianity in its Eastern Orthodox form in the 16th century. The Skolt Sami language is highly endangered and not spoken actively in Neiden today. Almost all speakers live in Finland. The Ä'vv Skolt Sami Museum, situated in Neiden, officially opened in June 2016. A Skolt Sami tradition maintained until today is the so-called Käpälä-fishing of salmon with a cast net.
Protected area
The Skolt Sámi Orthodox Chapel in Neiden
The protected area in Skoltebyen includes a number of different monuments, some of which are old enough (i.e. more than 100 years) to be automatically protected under the Cultural Heritage Act. These include a Russian Orthodox graveyard, the ruins of a smoke sauna, sixteen sites of traditional turf huts known as gammer and a tiny (13 square metres or 140 square feet) Russian Orthodox chapel, St. Georg's Chapel, built 1565 by Tryphon of Pechenga. In addition, many of the natural features of the area have been and are being used in religious ceremonies, such as baptism.
The formal protection (scheduling) of the settlement was carried out in order to safeguard its historical and religious importance as well as the integrity of the landscape. This is the most important cultural heritage site for the Skolts and their surviving culture in Norway. The protection order was issued to prevent the area from being developed in a way that would reduce its significance and cultural value, while at the same time encouraging use that will communicate, maintain and develop the Skolt culture. The protection order does not affect the commercial salmon fishing in the Neiden River nor other commercial activities in the area.
Religion
The oldest church in Neiden (and in Finnmark) is St. Georg's Russian Orthodox chapel (built 1565), mentioned above. There is also the Lutheran Neiden Chapel, built in 1902 in the classical style of a Norwegian stave church. It was built as part of a deliberate policy of Norwegianization of Eastern Finnmark in the face of fear of Russian encroachment.[3]
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External links
Neiden
Skolt Sámi Culture Across borders
Neiden Blog (finnish)
Neidenfossen
Official website Skoltsami museum in Neiden
January 07, 2023
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Naatamo redirects here For the river see Naatamo river Neiden Skolt Sami Njauddam Northern Sami Njavdan Inari Sami Njiavđam and Finnish Naatamo previously also Naytamo is a village area in the Sapmi area along the Finland Norway border with about 250 inhabitants Neiden situated along the Neiden River actually consists of two villages 12 kilometers apart separated by the border of Norway and Finland One village is in Sor Varanger Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county Norway and the other village is in Inari Municipality in Lapland Finland Neiden is the official name in Norway and Naatamo in Finland The European route E6 highway runs through the Norwegian village of Neiden The village on the Finnish side is close to the border and has border shops Neiden Norwegian Njavdan Northern Sami Njiavđam Inari Sami Njauddam Skolt Sami Naatamo Finnish VillageView of the villageNeidenLocation in NorwayShow map of Troms og FinnmarkNeidenNeiden Norway Show map of NorwayCoordinates 69 41 45 N 29 22 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fishermen over the border That caused much harm to reindeer husbandry for a long time World War Two Edit In October 1944 German forces withdrew through the area after having failed to capture Murmansk in Operation Silver Fox On the 26th and 27th around two hundred Soviet and German soldiers were killed around the village 2 People EditMost inhabitants of Neiden are Sami Kven and Norwegians Skolt Sami Edit The Skolts form a minority group among the Sami and are distinct from other groups in a number of ways The Russian culture has had a strong influence on the Skolts who adopted Christianity in its Eastern Orthodox form in the 16th century The Skolt Sami language is highly endangered and not spoken actively in Neiden today Almost all speakers live in Finland The A vv Skolt Sami Museum situated in Neiden officially opened in June 2016 A Skolt Sami tradition maintained until today is the so called Kapala fishing of salmon with a cast net Protected area Edit The Skolt Sami Orthodox Chapel in Neiden The protected area in Skoltebyen includes a number of different monuments some of which are old enough i e more than 100 years to be automatically protected under the Cultural Heritage Act These include a Russian Orthodox graveyard the ruins of a smoke sauna sixteen sites of traditional turf huts known as gammer and a tiny 13 square metres or 140 square feet Russian Orthodox chapel St Georg s Chapel built 1565 by Tryphon of Pechenga In addition many of the natural features of the area have been and are being used in religious ceremonies such as baptism The formal protection scheduling of the settlement was carried out in order to safeguard its historical and religious importance as well as the integrity of the landscape This is the most important cultural heritage site for the Skolts and their surviving culture in Norway The protection order was issued to prevent the area from being developed in a way that would reduce its significance and cultural value while at the same time encouraging use that will communicate maintain and develop the Skolt culture The protection order does not affect the commercial salmon fishing in the Neiden River nor other commercial activities in the area Religion EditThe oldest church in Neiden and in Finnmark is St Georg s Russian Orthodox chapel built 1565 mentioned above There is also the Lutheran Neiden Chapel built in 1902 in the classical style of a Norwegian stave church It was built as part of a deliberate policy of Norwegianization of Eastern Finnmark in the face of fear of Russian encroachment 3 See also EditNazi concentration camps in NorwayReferences Edit Neiden in Norwegian yr no Retrieved 2013 03 15 Matte begrave hundrevis av lik Old and new faiths Archived from the original on 2016 03 04 Retrieved 2012 09 02 External links EditNeiden Skolt Sami Culture Across borders Neiden Blog finnish Neidenfossen Official website Skoltsami museum in Neiden Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Neiden Norway 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