TALES OF A SEA SAMI - English Version
Tales of a Sea Sámi - 1 Lapsuus Muistoja - Early Childhood Memories of life in Petsamo, Lapland (Sapmi)
The Sámi people are great storytellers. The Sámi have an oral tradition of passing their history on to future generations through stories of their life. My father passed his oral history on to me by recording the tales of his life onto cassette tapes. He asked that I pass these stories on to others when the technology became possible to do so. I am now passing on this collection through his voice and some video. The stories were originally spoken in his voice in the Finnish language. I have translated them to English and used AI to change it to his voice.
I TRANSLATION BY: ELEVENLABS: https://elevenlabs.io/?from=partnerhill6664 (https://elevenlabs.io/?from=partnerhill6664)
I will be publishing the Finnish Language version as well.
Marja Hellen recounts a chapter from "Tales of a Sea Sami," detailing her father Salomon's childhood experiences in northern Finland during the war years, including illness, relatives, orphanages, and prison camps.
4 Jun 2025
CHAPTER 14 - TALES OF A SEA SAMI
Salomon, a nine-year-old boy, faces accusations of espionage and imprisonment in a camp during his childhood in northern Finland, revealing the hardships and traditions of the Sami people; this is a storytelling episode.
4 Jun 2025
CHAPTER 13 - TALES OF A SEA SAMI
Salomon recounts his experiences being captured and subsequently seeking food from local residents, highlighting the resourcefulness required during challenging times.
4 Jun 2025
CHAPTER 12 - TALES OF A SEA SAMI
Salomon recounts his capture by Russian soldiers and reflects on his childhood experiences growing up in northern Finland during the war years, revealing the hardships he faced after his mother's illness.
4 Jun 2025
CHAPTER 11 - TALES OF A SEA SAMI
Salomon searches for a missing cow in the forest, reflecting the childhood experiences of the host's father growing up in northern Finland during the war years.
4 Jun 2025
CHAPTER 10 - TALES OF A SEA SAMI
Salomon recounts his childhood experiences growing up in northern Finland during the war years, detailing being separated from Yrjo while searching for the Finnish border.
4 Jun 2025
CHAPTER 9 - TALES OF A SEA SAMI
Salomon recounts a chapter from his childhood in northern Finland, detailing his encounters with a one-eyed woman and the challenges he faced during the war years after his mother's illness.
4 Jun 2025
CHAPTER 8 - TALES OF A SEA SAMI
Salomon recounts his childhood experiences growing up in northern Finland during the war years, detailing his journey through relatives' homes, orphanages, and prison camps.
4 Jun 2025
CHAPTER 7- TALES OF A SEA SAMI
Salomon and his friend Yrjo escape from the orphanage because Salomon is homesick, depicting childhood experiences growing up in northern Finland during the war years.
4 Jun 2025
CHAPTER 6 - TALES OF A SEA SAMI
Salomon recounts his childhood experiences growing up in northern Finland during the war years, detailing his homesickness and plans to escape the orphanage.
4 Jun 2025
CHAPTER 5 - TALES OF A SEA SAMI
Salomon recounts his experiences as a child during the war, detailing his placement in an orphanage after losing his family, revealing the hardships faced by children during wartime.
29 May 2025
CHAPTER 4 - TALES OF A SEA SAMI
Salomon recounts his childhood experiences during wartime, detailing his travels from Finland to Russia and the challenges he faced when his mother became ill in this episode.
28 May 2025
TALES OF A SEA SAMI - CHAPTER 3
A Sea Sami recounts childhood experiences in northern Finland during World War I, detailing displacement to foster homes, orphanages, and prison camps.
27 May 2025
TALES OF A SEA SAMI CHAPTER 2
A Sea Sami recounts his father's childhood experiences in northern Finland, detailing ice fishing, seal hunting, and survival during the war years.
27 May 2025
TALES OF A SEA SAMI CHAPTER 1
An unnamed narrator recounts the early life of their father, born in 1906 in the Kola Peninsula, detailing his childhood in a turf hut and struggles for survival during harsh northern winters; this is a personal narrative.
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