The interest of the Sami peoples for boats and transport by boat in the sea and in inland waters has often been underestimated. But in Lapponia, the famous work of Johannes Schefferus (Jean Scheffer) from 1673 it is emphasized that next to hunting is boatbuilding the most important “art” that is exercised by Sami males.https://www.balticsealibrary.info/essays/item/816-ancient-boats-of-the-sami-in-fennoscandia.html