Ante Aikio Yoik

Part of the "Kotatulet" program

Ante Aikio is a reindeer herder, yoik singer, author and modern entrepreneur living between two worlds himself, splitting his time between his companies and his reindeer herd. Both are far beyond the polar circle – in the land of Sami mythology and tales.

Ante founded Samiland exhibition with his partners in 2011 (samiland.fi) and Goranus in 2013. He´s been yoiksinging since his childhood and done collaborations with various artists. He published his debut album in 2020.

Source: Goranus