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Árran julevsáme guovdásj

Árran julevsáme guovdásj AS

Ájluokta/Drag, Nordland, Norway

HeritageArts & CultureEducationCommunity development
Founded 1995National reach11-50 staff
Profile last updated: October 15, 2026

About

Founded in 1995, Árran julevsáme guovdásj is a non-profit organisation based in Ájluokta/Drag, Norway working on heritage, arts & culture, education +1 more.

Árran julevsáme guovdásj is a national Sámi institution in Ájluokta/Drag, Hamarøy municipality, Nordland, Norway. It runs a museum, a Lule Sámi language centre and cultural activities, and houses the Sámi Parliament administration, NRK Sápmi and other Sámi-related organisations. Its purpose is to preserve, develop and promote Lule Sámi culture, language and community life for the Lule and Pite Sámi areas. The company states it is not-for-profit and is owned by the Sámi Parliament, Hamarøy municipality and Nordland county council. It was converted from a foundation into a limited company in 2023.

Location

Ájluokta/Drag, Norway

Founded

1995

Legal form

AS

Legal name

Árran julevsáme guovdásj AS

Registration

932762722

Staff

11-50

Focus areas

Sámi cultureLule Sámi languagemuseumlanguage centrecultural heritageSámi institution

Languages

NOEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

HeritageArts & CultureEducationCommunity development

Works for

Communities

How they work

Awareness & educationCommunity programmesResearch

Programmes

Bååstede-prosjektet

Heritage · Norway

Project presenting and exhibiting museum artifacts from the Pite Sámi area in Norway, including an exhibition at Bådåddjo/Buvvda museum in Bodø.

Riebevággeprosjektet

Heritage · Norway

Registration of Sámi cultural monuments and place names in Riebevágge, Beiarn municipality, in the Pite Sámi area.

Ruoktot - tilbakeføring av samiske trommer

Heritage · Norway

Exhibition on the return of Sámi drums to Sápmi, with 3D animations of five drums and artworks responding to them.

Viesso duobddágaer

Heritage

Interreg cross-border project with Luleå tekniska universitet, Ájtte Svenskt Fjäll- och Samemuseum and Jokkmokk on Sámi heritage.

Giella språksenter

Education · Norway

Sámi language centre promoting Lule Sámi identity and language through courses, events and language arenas.

Countries of operation

Norway

Funding & support

Funded by

Government funding

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Sametinget, Hamarøy kommune, Nordland fylkeskommune, Nordlandsmuseet, Luleå tekniska universitet, Ájtte Svenskt Fjäll- och Samemuseum, NRK Sápmi, Statped, Nord Universitet

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