built on the bank of River Juutuanjoki in Inari, in Finland, is the centre of Sámi culture and administration
The Sámi Cultural Centre SAJOS, to be built on the bank of River Juutuanjoki in Inari, in Finland, is the centre of Sámi culture and administration.
The purpose of the Sámi Cultural Centre SAJOS is to create better possibilities for the Sámi in Finland to preserve and develop their own language, culture and business activities as well as to manage and develop their cultural self-government and to support the development of their general living conditions.
The Cultural Centre SAJOS fundamentally improves the possibilities of passing information about the Sámi people a
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the indigenous people of Finland. The Centre will attract national and
international interest, and it will become an exciting meeting place of
multiculturalism.
The Sámi Cultural Centre SAJOS is funded by 5 million euros by the European regional development fund.
Sajos briefly
Floor space 4800 bm2
Target price 14,9 million €
Activities
• Administrative offices
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• Cultural services
• Education and research services
• Business development services
• Sámi welfare services
• Support services
Content
• The centre of Sámi administration, culture, education and know-how
• The building for events (cinema, music, meetings and conferences)
• The Sámi Parliament House of Finland
• The different services form an active and meaningful whole
Construction schedule
2008 Architect competition
2009 Actual planning and design
2010–2011 Construction
1.1.2012 The Centre in operation
