Š (magazine)

Š Nuoraidmagasiidna
EditorÁslat Issát Eira (2025– )[1]
Categoriesyouth
Frequencyquarterly
PublisherIđut AS
First issue1993
CountryNorway
Based inBillávuotna
LanguageNorthern Sámi, Southern Sámi, Lule Sámi, Norwegian
Websiteungdomsmagasin.no
ISSN0804-5143

Š Nuoraidmagasiidna (Š Youth Magazine), typically referred to simply as Š, is a Sámi quarterly magazine focused on music, movies, sports, and youth culture. Founded in 1993, it is published by Iđut AS in Billávuotna,[2] Norway, although it is available across Sápmi. In 2025, Áslat Issát Eira took over as editor-in-chief from Niels Ovllá Oskal Dunfjell, who had been editor-in-chief for 13 years.[1] Š is primarily written in Northern Sámi, but it also includes articles in Southern Sámi, Lule Sámi, and Norwegian. It is distributed for free to eighth-grade students across Norway, as well as to students studying Sámi languages.[3] The magazine is active on both Facebook and Instagram, and in 2021 launched a website offering content in Sámi languages, as well as Norwegian.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Gaup, Áilon Mannela (2025-06-04). "Áslat Issát Eira lea Š-bláđi ođđa váldodoaimmaheaddji" [Áslat Issát Eira is Š magazine's new editor-in-chief]. Sameradion (in Northern Sami). Retrieved 2025-10-27.
  2. ^ Lappi-Osasto / Aikakauslehtivaraston lehtiluettelo. Retrieved 22 January 2016. (in Finnish)
  3. ^ "Iđut AS". Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Illubeaivi! Š nuoraidmagasiidna lea viimmat lávken nehttii" [Celebrate! Š youth magazine finally goes online]. Š (in Northern Sami). 2021-03-23. Retrieved 2023-07-26.