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Life of a Herder
Spring has come and nature is awakening
Watching over calving reindeer
The first steps of a small calf
Newborn calf
Calves being captured for earmarking
Mother and child connecting
Calves grow quickly on their mother's milk
The list of marked calves
An ATV is a useful vehicle for reindeer herding
Reindeer herders holding a discussion
Drinking break
I wonder where my reindeer is running?
Like father, like son
A male reindeer being lassoed
Life can be hectic in the separation enclosure
Separating the reindeer
Enska and Anssi dragging a reindeer
A handsome male in action
A test of strength between a herder and a reindeer
Who will win?
The reindeer cabin of Tuollopalo
Enska driving an ATV
Some reindeers are released into the wild after separation
Feeding the reindeer in early winter
Loading a van with dried hay
Setting up a kota-hut
Young herder feeding his stock
Enska hard at work
Chopping firewood in freezing weather
A coffee break at the reindeer cabin
Reindeer bulls eating
During winter some reindeer are fed in an enclosure
Feeding in the winter
Miia and Suikki
Lichen gathered in the fall is good food in the freezing winter weather
Nighttime in the fell

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