Lappstugan
The place
Lappstugan ("Sami cabin") in Norrbotten County, Arvidsjaur/Arjeplog area (Swedish Sápmi, Lapland, Sweden), true elevation ~400 m (sheet lists 0 m in error), arctic taiga of Lapland. Continuous Swedish Sápmi cluster (batches 240-376). Traditional Sami cabin, STF Svenska Turistföreningen 1885, 240 huts across northern Sweden (Lappstugan traditional Sami goahti/kåta hut of turf and timber + Sápmi cross-border Sami lands N Norway/Finland/Sweden/Russia Kola + Sami-Lapp heritage (Finno-Ugric people, 100,000 in Sweden, 30,000 speaking Sami/same, 9 dialects + Rangifer tarandus reindeer nomadic herding siida + Alta-Guovdageaidnu 1979-1981 hydroelectric dam protests, 1981 demonstrations, Sami Parliament of Sweden 1993, political tolerance + Lars Levi Læstadius 1800-1861, pastor of the Laestadian revival movement in Norrbotten + Kiruna, 1900 iron mine, highest-latitude town/relocation 2004-2035 due to deep mining).
The setting
Norrbotten Arvidsjaur/Arjeplog Sápmi Lapland Sweden elevation 0 m in error ~400 m arctic taiga of Lapland, continuous cluster batches 240-376, Sami cabin STF 1885 240 huts N Sweden + Lappstugan Sami goahti/kåta turf hut + Sápmi cross-border N Norway/Finland/Sweden/Russia Kola, Sami-Lapp Finno-Ugric 100,000 Sweden 30,000 Sami/same 9 dialects + Rangifer tarandus siida + Alta-Guovdageaidnu 1979-1981 hydro protests 1981 + Sami Parliament Sweden 1993 + Læstadius 1800-1861 Laestadian revival + Kiruna 1900 iron relocation 2004-2035 deep mining.
