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Gollegiella prize honours Nils Øivind Helander’s work on North Sámi

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Nils Øivind Helander received the Nordic Sámi language prize Gollegiella, announced in Helsinki on 11 November 2026. The emeritus professor was recognised for his longstanding contribution to developing North Sámi.

Norway’s Sámi Parliament in Karasjok.
Archive from 19 November 2019; not the award ceremony. Astrid Carlsen (WMNO), CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; resized. — Astrid Carlsen (WMNO) / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ ; 19 novembre 2019 ; taille réduite.

According to the Norwegian ministry and Sámi Parliament, his career spans teaching, research, terminology and language administration. He has worked at the University of Tromsø, Sámi University of Applied Sciences and Norway’s Sámi Parliament.

Swedish broadcaster SVT also reports the award and its €15,000 value. Established by ministers and Sámi parliamentary presidents from Norway, Sweden and Finland, the prize has been awarded every two years since 2004 to people or organisations supporting Sámi languages.

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