Recommendations from a Local Sámi Guide

This is my completely biased guide to Jokkmokk’s Market. I am a local Sámi guide, storyteller, and joiker, and here I have gathered some of my best recommendations for making the most of the market. I have personal ties to many of these people and work for a few of the organizations I recommend.

Jojk/Yoik/Joik is a traditional Sami vocal art that is often passed down orally from generation to generation. If you look up the word "jojk" in the National Encyclopedia, it says that joik is an improvised vocal art. I don't think that description is very good because traditional joik is rarely improvised. The melody that describes a hare will always describe a hare. There are exceptions to every rule, and of course, you can improvise a joik, but improvisation is the exception, not the rule.