The nenets girl Katya (15) takes local kids for a ride on her reindeer sledge
Photo: Anja Kristine Salo
Photo: Anja Kristine Salo
Tanya and her kids Vanteley (4) and Vitalik (1) usually live at the nenets tundra, 5 hours from Salekhard by reindeer.
Photo: Anja Kristine Salo
Reindeer herder Yashik (22) is excited to see if his friends will win the reindeer herders race at the river.
Photo: Anja Kristine Salo
18 year old Galina (to the right) is happy to see her family again at the festival. She studies to become a layer in the city, while they live in a small village.
Photo: Anja Kristine Salo
Photo: Anja Kristine Salo
Photo: Anja Kristine Salo
60 men and 20 women participated in the annual reindeer herders` race on the river in Salekhard in Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.
Photo: Anja Kristine Salo
Photo: Anja Kristine Salo
Photo: Anja Kristine Salo
Photo: Anja Kristine Salo
Photo: Anja Kristine Salo
Photo: Anja Kristine Salo
Photo: Anja Kristine Salo
The hostess of the chum is putting more firewood in the oven. She used to be a herder, but when her children had to go to school she and her husband decided to move to the village to be with them.
Photo: Anja Kristine Salo
The most popular stall was covered with beautiful textiles, beads and lace from Uzbekistan.