Unna Junná

2007 Finnish TV series or program

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 (2007-09)

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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

## External links

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* YLE Unna Junná webpage

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