Unna Junná

*Unna Junná*
Unna Junná
Genre	Children’s
Presented by	Sofia Jannok; Niillas Holmberg
Country of origin	Finland
Original languages	Northern Sámi, Inari Sámi, Skolt Sámi
No. of seasons	13
No. of episodes	331
Original release
Network	Yle; SVT
Release	September 2007

Unna Junná is a children's television program produced by Finnish public broadcaster Yle Sámi Radio several different Sámi languages. It was the first Sámi-language children's program on Finnish TV and it now airs in Northern, Inari, and Skolt Sámi languages.^[1] Since 2007, Unna Junná has aired on Yle and SVT television channels in Finland and Sweden respectively.

Program details

Each year, Yle produces thirty 15-minute episodes, half of which air in the spring and half in the fall. The show is hosted by Sámi performers Sofia Jannok and Niillas Holmberg [fi] and features songs, stories, and pictures using both live action and animated segments. Unna Junná traditionally airs on Sunday mornings on Yle TV2 with reruns on Yle Teema & Fem and on-demand via the Yle Areena streaming service.

History

After years of advocacy and false starts, Yle added Unna Junná to its programming schedule in September 2007. The program was initially co-produced by Yle Sámi Radio and SVT-Sápmi, but since 2011 it has been produced solely by Yle after SVT decided to focus on its own Sámi children's programming.^[2]^[3]

Impact

Unna Junná is credited with sparking an interest in Sámi languages among children, playing an important role in the revival of endangered Sámi languages.^[4] In 2010, it won the main prize for children's programming at the Finno-Ugric Peoples' Film Festival in the Republic of Komi.^[5]

References

^ "Unna Junná" (in Finnish). Yle Areena. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
^ Fellman, Ida (25 February 2008). "Unna Junná — för samiska barn". Svenska Yle (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 April 2020.
^ Larsen, Dan Robert (20 January 2011). "Usikker tid for "Unna Junna"". NRK Sápmi (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 April 2020.
^ Kaulanen, Janne (April 2011). "Uhanalaiset saamen kielet elpyvät". Hiidenkivi (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 April 2020.
^ "Unna Junná palkittiin Venäjällä" (in Finnish). Yle. 11 April 2010. Archived from the original on 14 November 2010.

External links

YLE Unna Junná webpage

[UnnaJunna-1] "Unna Junná" (in Finnish). Yle Areena. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

[2] Fellman, Ida (25 February 2008). "Unna Junná — för samiska barn". Svenska Yle (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 April 2020.

[3] Larsen, Dan Robert (20 January 2011). "Usikker tid for "Unna Junna"". NRK Sápmi (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 April 2020.

[4] Kaulanen, Janne (April 2011). "Uhanalaiset saamen kielet elpyvät". Hiidenkivi (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 April 2020.

[5] "Unna Junná palkittiin Venäjällä" (in Finnish). Yle. 11 April 2010. Archived from the original on 14 November 2010.

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