Саина (Saina) - Дьокуускай (Yakutsk), Caxa (CX)
The so-called Far East has for too long been unexplored territory for Pan-ArcticVision. Not anymore: We are extremely proud to welcome Saina to Pan-ArcticVision 2025!
Saina - or Ekaterina Savvinova - is a merited indigenous Artist of Саха (Sahka Republic). Saina is originally from the reindeer-herding community of Күһүүр (Kyusyur) at 70 degrees north, today living in Дьокуускай (Yakutsk). Part Evenki and part Sahka, Saina is a singer, ethnographer and educator with an impressive career of nearly three decades of artistic work. She rose to fame with her award-winning debut Hello, Yakutsk!, and has since released eight albums, performed in 24 countries, and represented indigenous Arctic culture at the United Nations.
Saina has learned old Evenk, Sakha (Yakut), Chukchi, Even and Yukaghir songs from elders, singing now in over 35 languages, many endangered, and also playing traditional Yakut instruments such as the khomus. These songs were dedicated to important events, rituals and everyday chores and have been passed down by Siberian people for centuries from generation to generation, from mothers to daughters. Saina bridges folk, pop, and classical traditions, and her art and music continue to promote and preserve the heritage of the indigenous peoples of the North.
Welcome Saina, Pan-ArcticVision´s first ever artist from Caxa сирэ (Sakha land)!
Saina is selected through Pikene på Broen.
Dóttir - Føroyar (FO)
After moving to Copenhagen as a child, Súsanna Herálvsdóttir spent her early years traveling back and forth between the capitol of the Danish commonwealth and her native culture and language. With both parents natives of Føroyar, but growing up in Denmark, Súsanna is herself a living consequence of colonial power structures. She eventually got tired of trying to explain the spelling of her family name (which in Faroese means daughter of Herálv) to the Danes, and ended up with just Dóttir as her artist name.
The music of Dóttir is described as exciting alternative Nordic rock in a mythical, fascinating and melancholic universe. It combines shamanic drums and dreamy echo guitars with obvious traces of local Faroese music traditions. Her origin is pulling her back to her roots, and the last album of Dóttir was recorded in the harbour of Tórshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands.
Welcome Dóttir of Føroyar!
Dóttir is selected in coopoeration with Nordurlandahusid (Nordic House Tórshavn). Guitarist Aske Mattias Folkmann is joining Súsanna for Pan-ArcticVision 2025.
Yungmiqu - Utsjoki, Sápmi/Pohjois-Suomi (SÁ/PS)
Yungmiqu, aka Mihkku Laiti, is a Sámi rap artist from Utsjoki, as far north in Finland as you possibly can come. His genre-defying music has been playing all over the Nordic countries since 2019, combining the sounds of fierce northern rap with electronic elements - all while rapping in his North Sámi mother tounge.
Laiti has come to the attention of the general public through numerous TV appearances and has starred in his own documentary. Despite his young age, Yungmiqu has already collaborated with Finland's toughest Sámi artists, such as Amoc, Niillas Holmberg and Áilu Valle (who was part of Pan-ArcticVision 2023),
Yungmiqu released his second album Chapter in May 2025. It is a personal and socially conscious body of work that explores themes such as the relationship between the North and the South, Sámi identity, the Sámi language, and the growth of a young artist. The album moves along the boundary between individual and collective experience, highlighting the realities of life within a minority culture and expressing pride in one’s roots.
Welcome Yungmiqu, the rest of the Arctic is ready for you now!
Yungmiqu is selected in cooperation with Hiljaisuus - the Silence Festival - in Kaukonen.
Quinn Christopherson - Anchorage, Alaska (AK)
Meet Quinn Christopherson, songwriter from Anchorage, Alaska! Quinn is the perfect match for Pan-ArcticVision—deeply rooted in the local culture of the North, blending his Ahtna and Inupiaq heritage, and at the same time unmistakably connected to the contemporary music scene, living in the urban metropolis of Anchorage—today the largest city in the Pan-Arctic region.
Quinn won American National Public Radio´s Tiny Desk Contest and has toured with artists like Portugal The Man, Sharon Van Etten, and Jason Isbell. His debut album, Write Your Name in Pink (2022), blends honest storytelling with bold sound. Most recently, Quinn co-wrote the song Denali with Portugal The Man—a song referring to “the big one,” North America’s highest peak just north of Anchorage, the mountain that, lost its official and Indigenous name, Denali, when it was renamed after a long-since-dead, rich white man from the south.
Pan-ArcticVision loves both Alaska and Denali! A warm welcome to Quinn!
Quinn is selected in cooperation with Anchorage Museum.
Pan-ArcticVision 2024 Nuuk was produced in partnership with Katuaq culture centre, Kalaallit Nunaat Radioa and Suialaa Arts Festival (Nuuk Nordic culture festival). NORDTING is supported by Norwegian Arts Council and others.
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