Stephen Codrington

Northern Finland Travel Diary 2023

Image: Maciej Brencz

On 15th and 16th September 2023, we stopped to explore the Välimaa Sámi Farm.  This traditional farm is located between Ustjoki and Nuorgam, right beside the Teno River that forms the border between Finland and Norway.

The farmer's dwelling house.

Left to right: a barn, a rack for storing timber, and an ice house for storing fish.

The ice house for storing fish.

The sheep house, constructed with peat.

Sheep on the farm.

Looking across the Teno River from the Välimaa Sámi Farm to Norway on the opposite bank.

Looking southwards towards the Välimaa Sámi Farm from the Teno River bank.

The ice house for storing fish.

General view of the Välimaa Sámi Farm. looking northwards from the main road.

Sunset over the farm.

Sunset over the farm.

Sunset over the farm.