Kierâš is an Inari Sámi-language on-line weekly

Weekly newspaper

A weekly newspaper is a general-news publication that is published on newsprint once or twice a week.Such newspapers tend to have smaller circulations than daily newspapers, and are usually based in less-populous communities or small, defined areas within large cities; often, they may cover a...

 that was published for the first time on September 6, 2007. It is published by Anarâškielâ servi

Anarâškielâ servi

Anarâškielâ servi is a Sámi association from Inari, Finland. The association was founded in the auditorium of the Ivalo Hotel in Ivalo on December 4, 1986 by Veikko Aikio, Ilmari Mattus and Matti Morottaja....

 and its editor-in-chief is Petter Morottaja

Petter Morottaja

Petter Jori Andaras Morottaja is an Inari Sámi who writes books in Inari Sámi. He published his first book at the age of 17. At the age of 25, he ran for the Sámi Parliament of Finland, but was not elected...

. The newspaper is published once a week and offers news, announcements and current topics in Inari Sámi to its readers. The Society for the Promotion of Sámi Culture donated money to for running the magazine before it disbanded in 2007. The Cultural Division of the Sámi Parliament

Sami Parliament of Finland

The Sami Parliament of Finland is the representative body for people of Sami heritage in Finland. The parliament consists of 21 elected mandates...

in Finland has awarded the newspaper a publication grant for 2008.

According to the editor-in-chief, the weekly has a circulation of 65.

External links

• Kierâš