Things to do in Kautokeino
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Gallery
Juhls’ Sølvsmie (Silver Gallery) is a wonderful building, all slopes and soft angles, designed and built by owners Regine and Frank Juhls, who first began working with the Sami half a century ago. Their highly acclaimed gallery creates traditional-style and modern silver jewellery and handicrafts, and displays the best of Scandinavian design. One wing of the gallery has a fine collection of oriental carpets and artefacts, reminders of their work in support of Afghan refugees during that blighted country’s Soviet occupation. Staff happily show you around and you’re welcome to buy items.
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Museum
Outside, this charming little museum presents a traditional Sami settlement, complete with an early home, temporary dwellings and outbuildings such as the kitchen, sauna, and huts for storing fish, potatoes and lichen (also called ‘reindeer moss’ and prime reindeer fodder). Inside are Sami handicrafts, farming and reindeer-herding implements, religious icons and artefacts, and winter transport gear.
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Kautokeino Cultural Centre
If you’re interested in fine modern architecture, make a similar small detour to the outskirts of town and the Kautokeino Cultural Centre, winner of several awards. It’s the base for the Nordic Sami Institute and also Beaivváš, the world’s only professional Sami theatre company, which tours throughout the region.
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Alfred’s Kro
With Mack beer on draught, this amiable self-service café does a whole range of traditional Finnmark dishes such as pike fishcakes and – its speciality – juicy reindeer steak. A buffet plus main dish and coffee cost around Nkr150, representing outstanding value.
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Church
The timbered Kautokeino church, which dates from 1958, is one of Norway’s most used, particularly at Easter. Its cheery interior, alive with bright Sami colours, has some fixtures salvaged from the earlier 1701 church that was torched in WWII.
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Mara's Pub
The town's bar, Mara's Pub occasionally books small bands. Its rough wooden floors, booths and benches mark a town institution (it's the main nightlife spot), and costumed revellers shoehorn themselves in whenever a wedding occurs.
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Kautokeino Kirke
The timbered Kautokeino Kirke, which dates from 1958, is one of Norway's most used, particularly at Easter. Its cheery interior, alive with bright Sami colours, has some fixtures salvaged from the earlier 1701 church that was torched in WWII.
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Maras Pub
Maras Pub is an animated dive that sometimes has live music, both pop and traditional. Once the ale starts flowing, patrons are quite likely to spontaneously break into a yoik or two.
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Caffé Galleriat
Caffé Galleriat above the tourist office and with its principal entrance on the main drag, is a convivial little place for a relaxing coffee.
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Samekniv
Samekniv is the gallery of local Sami knifesmith Josef Per Buljo.
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