Events Calender for northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula 

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Open Championship Snow and Ice Målselv

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 1 - 2 FIS – slalom (L/M)
www.ounasvaara.net 		Ounasvaara
Chair sledge festival Kirkenes
18 - 23 Tromsø International Filmfestival Tromsø
Snowfestival Kiruna
26 - 30 International Northern Lights Festival
www.nordlysfestivalen.no 		Tromsø
27 - 30 Skábmagovat - Filmfestival of Indigenous People in Inari Inari
27 - 30 International 40th Arctic Lapland Rally
www.arcticrally.fi  		Rovaniemi
28 - 30 Saariselkä Volley Ball Tourmament. Saariselkä 
30 - 31 Jokkmokks Market 400 years
www.jokkmokksmarknad.com 		Jokkmokk

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 1 - 6 Jokkmokks Market 400 years Jokkmokk
Raid Laponie From Europe
3 - 6 Barents Spektakkel
www.kirkenesinfo.no		 Kirkenes
9 - 16 Arctic Light Filmfestival Kiruna
11 - 12 Vintermarknad i Kiruna Festival Kiruna
9 - 20 Cultureweek  Haparanda
12 - 13 Skiorienteering in Pagla  Boden
17 - 20 Blåfrostfestivalen Rognan
22 - 27 Winter in Piteå-festival
www.vinteripitea.com		 Piteå
25 - 26 Pinocchio Jazz Club Luleå
25 - 27 Bodens Wintermarket
26 - 27 Sävastspelen - The largest skiing competition in Norrbotten for all ages
www.savastskiteam.com		 Boden
26 - 27 Northern Lights Festival Pajala

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World Championship Cod fishing Svolvær
4 - 9 Tana Wintermarket, cultural weekend in connection with Finnmarksløpet Tana
4 - 13 Borealis Alta Winterfestival, Bossekopmarket
www.borealis.alta.no		 Alta
5 Finnmarksløpet. (Longest dogsled race in Europe -1000 km)  Nomestyle. www.finnmarkslopet.no Alta
5-13 Winterfestival Narvik
10 - 12 Springmarket in Torneå Haparanda
11 - 13 Annual Wintermarket  Arjeplog
12 - 13 Meän hihto / Jägarmarschen 
Skiiing for the whole family		 Pajala
13 Skatamarksloppet
Nordic Skiing Competition 20 K		 Boden
18 - 20 Winterfestival. 
www.hexeria.no		 Vardø
18 - 28 Karasjok Saami Easterfestival
www.koas.no		 Karasjok
19 Nordic Snowmobile Championship Tana
19 Arctic Giant Snowmobile Enduro
www.hexeria.no		 Vardø
20 - 23 The 9th Saami Filmfestival Kautokeino
Kautokeino Saami Easterfestival Kautokeino
25 Annual Vildmark Opera Festival  Lainio
31 Pasvik Trail starts Kirkenes

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 Icefishing contest at several places
2 - 3 Jokkmokk Magic Carpet Ride, 
The snowmobile event of the year!		 Jokkmokk
2 - 4 VIII Yukigassen Snow Battle Contest Kemijärvi 
3 Icefishing contest for the entire family  Boden
3 The 20th Kirunahugget - Icefishing contest Kiruna
3 - 4 Royal Reindeer Trotting Championship  Inari
3 - 8 Single in Saltoluokta Mountainstation. 
www.stfsaltoluokta.com		 Jokkmokk
8 - 10 Yukigassen (International Snowball War)
www.yukigassen.no		 Vardø
9 22nd Vaskoolihiihto Skiing Competition. Tracks 20 km, 40 km, 60 km.  Saariselkä
9 - 11 Skimbaaja slope event
14 Sea Puffins return to North Cape Gjesvær
14 - 16 Fjälldraget - dogsled competition Abisko
16 - 18 "Inarin Pilkki" - Inari Ice Fishing Event Inari
24 - 25 Golden Bottle Competition Inari
28 - 30 Arctic Rugby Tournament
www.arcticrugby.com		 Saariselkä

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 7 - 9  Midnight Skiing for Women
www.midnattski.com		 Båtsfjord
13 - 14 Soul and Blues Festival
www.altasoulogblues.no		 Alta
17 National Day - Norway

21 - 23 Saariselkä Volley Tournament of the Midnight Sun Saariselkä 
25 Whalesafari season starts Andøy

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 6 National Day - Sweden

Svarta Bjørn Parade Narvik
11 National Sauna Day 
www.kukkolaforsen.se		 Haparanda
11 - 12 Spring Championship - Big motorcompetition Piteå 
12 National Day - Russia

12 - 20 North Cape Festival
www.northcape.no		 North Cape
16 - 20 Midnight Sun Film Festival Rovaniemi
18 - 21 Shamanclass at Årrenjarka fjällby
www.shamanism.se		 Jokkmokk
24 - 26 Midsummer Night Celebration
www.kukkolaforsen.se		 Haparanda
25 - 26 Midsummer Night Goldpanning Championship Saariselkä 
26 Jergul Midsummer Night Fest Karasjok
26 Midsummer Day Divine Service in the Wilderness Church of Pielpajärvi. Inari parish Inari
30 22th KalottJazz & Blues Festival  Haparanda-Tornio

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 Salmon fishing in most rivers starts
1 - 3 22th KalottJazz & Blues Festival  Haparanda-Tornio
1 - 3 Helgeland Nordlandsbåtregatta, sailing with traditional boats Terråk 
1 - 2 Austertana Musicfestival Tana
1 - 3 Skiippagurra festival
www.skiippagurrafestivalen.no		 Tana
1 - 10 Tanamarket / Deanu riemut Tana
2 - 3 Salmonfishing festival  Neiden
3 Utsjoki salmon competition Utsjoki 
5 - 10 Single in Saltoluokta - 40, Mountainstation. 
www.stfsaltoluokta.com		 Jokkmokk
6 - 10 Jokkmokk KultUrkraft Jokkmokk
8 - 10 Pajala Market - The annual summernarket Pajala
9 Langnesmarket Tana
9 - 17 Sørøydays - Fishing
www.hasvik.kommune.no		 Sørøya
15 - 24 Hammerfestdays 
www.senterlederen.no		 Hammerfest
15 - 17 Midnight Sun International´s Great Motor Competition Piteå
16 Fjordfishing contest, Grasbakken Nesseby
16 Rovaniemi Marathon Rovaniemi 
17 - 18 Inari Lake Trolling Competition Inari
20 - 25 Single in Saltoluokta + 40, Mountainstation. 
www.stfsaltoluokta.com		 Jokkmokk
21 - 24 Pomorfestival, Culture– and marketdays Vardø / Kiberg
22 - 24 Midnightrock
www.midnattsrocken.no		 Lakselv
23 - 24 Goldpanning Championship Ivalo
29 - 30 Seafishing festival Bugøynes
29 - 31 Goldpanning days
www.kristallen.com		 Lannavarra
30 - 31 Sikfesten
www.kukkolaforsen.se		 Haparanda 

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 4 - 7 Båtsfjord in fest
www.baatsfjordnett.no		 Båtsfjord
4 - 6 Kirkenesdays
www.kirkenesdagene.no		 Kirkenes
10 - 14 Varangerfestivalen. The jazzfestival of Northern Norway established in 1982
www.varangerfestivalen.no		 Vadsø
11 - 13 Vadsødays.  Vadsø
17 - 21 Witchcraft festival 2005
www.hexeria.no		 Vardø
19 - 21 Autumnfestival Kautokeino
20 Haparanda National River Day
www.kukkolaforsen.se		 Haparanda
20 - 21 Autumn Championship Great Motor Competition Piteå
27 Sikfestival, fishingcontest with moneyprizes for numbers, biggest and smallest fish.  Transport by boat available Kautokeino
Bear hunting season starts Sweden

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 Elk hunting starts
General hunting season
3 - 9 Lappländsk Foodweek
www.stfsaltoluokta.com		 Jokkmokk
15 - 18 North Cape Filmfestival
www.northcapefilmfestival.com

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 1 - 3 Autumn market Arjeplog
8 County Stand-up festival Lakselv

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 18 - 21 Darkness Festival; Music and theatrefestival in the northernmost city of the world Hammerfest

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Business principles of the Vikings 

Eight Viking sayings regarding business.  

Here is your chance to obtain part of the Viking wisdom and mentality or share it with your colleagues.  The source of these words of wisdom are the King’s Mirror.  A book written at the end of the Viking era.  

The calender includes an illustration of Ottar arriving in Hedeby, Denmark.  The calender fits on a single sheet of paper 29,7 x 42,0 cm so you can have all sayings in front of you every day throughout the year.  

One of the eight sayings:  

# 6 – Government.  If they demand neccessary taxes on behalf of the Chief, then don’t let the dealing with the small payments spoil the big ones. 

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