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And being alone with time, I decided to travel North. The annual Vintermarknad of Sámi people is taken place in Jokkmokk. It is historically known as gathering of Sámi families to exchange news, goodis and I guess a happening for the youth, too. Ok, going there by night train was an adventure in itself; snorring people and falling children and then, 25 degrees celsius minus and bright sunshine ...

Totally lost but truly there with:
- a lot of Sámi
- amazing tourists
- and reindeer races for them
- luxery
- culture and art
- weather
- flora and fauna (reindeer)
- beart wearing men
- yoiks
- atmosphere
- interesting lectures and discussions
- delicious food (reindeer, reindeer kebab, lingonberry marmelade)
- and freezing feet ...

... by then it turned to be minus 35 degrees celsius. One night in a hostel and the night train back.

The World Rhythm Music Festival in Östersund went by past weekend - and as the North is always performing on high standards it has been again very wonderful with wonderful artists. This weekend, the youth will contribute with their performances in the Storsjönteatern because the precontests for the Riksfestivalen (by MusicDirekt) are taken place. Let's see how it is. A visit to Tingshuset before is planned, some good sandwich and coffee.

One of the heros in the past days said: Nothing is so radical, so bad, if there is culture. It was noone else than Niclas Luhmann in his book "Oberservations on modernity", 1998. Interesting statement I thought.

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