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Laponia (Swedish title: Samernas tid) is a Swedish three part documentary series from 2018 written and directed by Magnus Sjöström. about the indigenous Nordic Sami people and their history. The series is produced by UR, The Swedish Educational Broadcasting Company and premiered on Sweden's biggest TV channel SVT in January 2018.

Content
"Laponia" tells the story of the Sami, the indigenous peoples of the area called Sápmi in northern Europe, and their history - from the origins two thousand years ago until today. The first episode deals with the ethnic origin of the people and how the Sami's hunting and trapping expertise made them one of the most important trading partners during the Viking age. The second episode details how the Sami were affected by the church's violent process of Christianization and by the colonization of the Sami land by the national states Sweden, Denmark and Russia in the 1600s and 1700s. The third and final episode depicts the events of the 1900s when the Kola Sami end up in the grip of the Soviet Union, the exploitation of Sápmi’s natural resources accelerates and the eyes of racial biologists turn to the Sami.