Fancis Joy
Francis Joy is from west Yorkshire in the United Kingdom, and has been living in Finland since 2004. Since that time, he has studied and worked as a scholar of the study of Sámi religion at both the University of Helsinki, Finland, where he earned his Master’s degree in the Philosophy of Religion in relation to the study of Sámi shamanism and prehistoric rock art in Finland, in 2007. In March 2018, Francis graduated from the University of Lapland Faculty of Art and Design in Rovaniemi, Finland, as a Doctor of the study of religion and art. The studies in Rovaniemi began in 2010 and have been predominantly concerned with the study of Sámi religion, cosmology and art from prehistory, to the seventeenth century and then on into contemporary culture.
DissertationSámi Shamanism, Cosmology and Art as Systems of Embedded KnowledgeScientific research into Sámi shamanism and cosmology over the past several decades has brought forth an intricate body of knowledge, insights and understanding concerning the religious and cultural practice of Europe’s indigenous people from Sápmi, which is rooted in a sacrificial tradition that transverses back into prehistory. The remnants of this tradition are evident through various art forms, depicted as systems of embedded traditional knowledge by the Sámi noaidi or shaman, who is known as a tradition bearer. The noaidi’s art, which is best known from the divination drums of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, collected during the midst of colonialism, has prompted a much broader investigation of both Sámi history, religion and religious practices for the following reasons. More recently, tangible evidence has emerged in historical studies, prompting further research concerning a series of parallels between noaidi art and prehistoric rock art; especially rock paintings in Finland and at the extensive Alta rock art site in Finnmark, northern Norway. Because of the temporal distance between the two sources of art, the subject matter remains ambiguous on account of the historical gaps between the materials. Despite these disputes, questions have come to light as to whether or not the rock art as a knowledge system, has influenced the ways the symbolism and figures have been drawn on the noaidi drums heads, thereby indicating the transmission or oral tradition and culture and thus, outlining a possible survival of an ancient religion and cosmology? Henceforth, prompting a series of questions in relation to the cultural heritage of rock art against the present cultural contexts, which suggests ownership by the nation states of Finland, Sweden and Norway.
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Current work as a researcher
Francis’s current work as a researcher engages with a study of the re-emergence of Sámi spirituality in Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Kola Peninsula in north-west Russia and examines the different contexts in which these traditions, beliefs and practices are visible in connection with drum making and decoration as well as offering practices, rituals and ceremonies in contemporary culture where history is drawn upon as an important resource in order to build identity and retain cultural memory. In addition, another dimension to the research focusses on issues concerning the appropriation of Sámi spiritual cultural heritage into the tourism industry in Finland and why.
The motivation for present day research into the religion of the Sámi people is characterised by a complex history between the nation states of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia, which has affected the lives of many Sámi people with regard to assimilation of their culture into those of the aforementioned countries, exclusion, and attempts at eradicating their religious practices and traditions.
Today, it is of vital importance we care about the history, culture and cultural heritage of the Sámi who are an ethnic minority living in Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Kola Peninsula, because of how there has been an outright lack of respect for them and their traditions for hundreds of years. In addition, Sámi art and religious-spiritual practices are unique in the sense both of these aspects of culture demonstrate the close relationship with nature, which is critical for well-being and security. Another way this has been explored has been through a study of prehistoric rock art from Finland and Norway and its connections with cosmological landscapes painted in Sámi noaidi drums from the seventeenth century, as well as reuse of rock art in children’s education and on contemporary Sámi shaman drums.
Since 2015, Francis has been teaching about Sámi religion, beliefs, traditions and practices on the Arctic Studies Program which is arranged annually by the Arctic Anthropology Research Team at the University of Lapland Arctic Centre, Rovaniemi.
Since 2021, Francis has also been engaged in research concerning the plight of trees-forests and stones in Lapland and beyond that are increasingly under threat because of mining and deforestation. As a way to make people think about their attitudes towards nature he has been teaching people how to communicate with natural landscapes using different techniques and methods in order to better emphasize in what ways tress in particular, can be valued much more than their economical worth. As a way of further illustrating these perplexities Francis will hold a tree faces exhibition at the University of Oulu Botanical Garden in 2023.
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The motivation for present day research into the religion of the Sámi people is characterised by a complex history between the nation states of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia, which has affected the lives of many Sámi people with regard to assimilation of their culture into those of the aforementioned countries, exclusion, and attempts at eradicating their religious practices and traditions.
Today, it is of vital importance we care about the history, culture and cultural heritage of the Sámi who are an ethnic minority living in Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Kola Peninsula, because of how there has been an outright lack of respect for them and their traditions for hundreds of years. In addition, Sámi art and religious-spiritual practices are unique in the sense both of these aspects of culture demonstrate the close relationship with nature, which is critical for well-being and security. Another way this has been explored has been through a study of prehistoric rock art from Finland and Norway and its connections with cosmological landscapes painted in Sámi noaidi drums from the seventeenth century, as well as reuse of rock art in children’s education and on contemporary Sámi shaman drums.
Since 2015, Francis has been teaching about Sámi religion, beliefs, traditions and practices on the Arctic Studies Program which is arranged annually by the Arctic Anthropology Research Team at the University of Lapland Arctic Centre, Rovaniemi.
Since 2021, Francis has also been engaged in research concerning the plight of trees-forests and stones in Lapland and beyond that are increasingly under threat because of mining and deforestation. As a way to make people think about their attitudes towards nature he has been teaching people how to communicate with natural landscapes using different techniques and methods in order to better emphasize in what ways tress in particular, can be valued much more than their economical worth. As a way of further illustrating these perplexities Francis will hold a tree faces exhibition at the University of Oulu Botanical Garden in 2023.
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Highlights from research publications
Sámi cultural heritage and tourism in Finland
What still carry great importance throughout Sápmi, the homeland areas of the indigenous Sámi people of Fennoscandia and the Kola Peninsula in Northwest Russia, are traditions and structures such as sacred places, rock carving images and rock paintings and drum symbolism and figures tied to the pre-Christian Sámi religion. A new paradigm is emerging within academic study that pays attention to the misuse of Sámi traditions on which a lucrative tourist industry exists. This industry relies on fake souvenirs that reflect Sámi traditions and cultural heritage, and some of the most sacred aspects of culture are reduced to artificial tourism art for the purposes of creating a commodity for sale and profit. The subject matter of appropriation of Sámi traditions in relation to drums and symbolism is fairly widespread in Finland because the Sámi have not had the resources or powers to protect their heritage. One of the main areas of appropriation of Sámi spiritual culture is the sacred painted drum used by the noaidi, the religious specialist in Sámi culture, often referred to as the shaman. Noaidi drums are extensively decorated with symbolism and figures portraying Sámi cosmology, which consists of sacred and holy places, sacrificial-offering sites, nonhuman spirits, animals, boats and human figures as well as Noaiddit who are in some cases depicted flying when engaged in out-of-body travel. As a consequence, Sámi shamanism, which is a central practice within the traditional Sámi religion, has been adapted in various ways to meet the needs of the tourist industry. Moreover, replica drums and other fake Sámi artifacts such as the traditional costume Gákti, Sámi dresses and designs that are passed down across families and identify who people are, have been manufactured and marketed within tourism enterprises for profit. Legislation from 2003, which is supposed to protect Sámi cultural heritage, is ambiguous as are guidelines within tourism, because there is no effective legal protection against copying and exploitation. Therefore, my purpose is to outline the nature of the issues at hand regarding the appropriation of Sámi cultural heritage, to study the legislation that is not working and to examine some of the reasons for this.
Joy, F. (2019). Sámi cultural heritage and tourism in Finland. In M. Tennberg, H. Lempinen, & S. Pirnes (Eds.), Resources, social and cultural sustainabilities in the Arctic (pp. 144–162). Routledge.
Joy, F. (2019). Sámi cultural heritage and tourism in Finland. In M. Tennberg, H. Lempinen, & S. Pirnes (Eds.), Resources, social and cultural sustainabilities in the Arctic (pp. 144–162). Routledge.
Forest encounters: Communication with Trees, Stones and Powers of Nature
Participating in arts activities is claimed to increase health and well-being, and nature is augmented to be a source of positive health. We sought to create a synergy of impacts of arts and nature, and carried out research to develop arts-based methods for enhancing communication with trees, and natural landscapes, for better well-being. Our research is both motivated and characterized by the need to implement new strategies that help reduce the stress caused by modern life and global environmental and societal conflicts with regard to on-going exploitation and destruction of forests and woodlands in the Arctic; and as a consequence, to help increase eco-awareness and appreciation of nature.
Huhmarniemi, M. & Joy, F. (2022). Forest encounters: Communication with trees, stones and powers of nature. In G. Coutts & T. Jokela (Eds.), Relate North #9 (pp. 106–125). InSEA publications. |
Publications
Joy, Francis and Herrmann, Thora. 2022. Sacred Sites in the Arctic North and Beyond: The Challenges of Protecting Cultural Heritage and Living Traditions in a Multitude of Contexts and Cultures (Introductory Note). In: Special Issue of Nordicum Mediterraneum. Icelandic E-Journal of Nordic and Mediterranean Studies, Special Issue - Volume 17, Number 3. URL: https://nome.unak.is/wordpress/volume-17-no-3-2022/introductory-note-volume-17-no-3-2022/sacred-sites-in-the-arctic-north-and-beyond-the-challenges-of-protecting-cultural-heritage-and-living-traditions-in-a-multitude-of-contexts-and-cultures/ pp. 1-8.
Joy, Francis. 2022. Sacred Natural Sites in the Arctic North: Living Memory, Traditions,
Cultural Heritage and Exploitation Through Tourism and Inadequate
Protection. In: Nordicum Mediterraneum. Icelandic E-Journal of Nordic and Mediterranean Studies, Special Issue - Volume 17, Number 3. URL: https://nome.unak.is/wordpress/volume-17-no-3-2022/long-abstract-editor-review/sacred-natural-sites-in-the-arctic-north-living-memory-traditions-cultural-heritage-and-exploitation-through-tourism-and-inadequate-protection/ pp. 1-3.
Joy, Francis and Huhmarniemi, Maria. 2022. Encountering Trees and Rocks. Lapin yliopiston Taiteiden Tiedekunnan Julkaisuja. Sarja C. Katsauksia ja Puheenvuoroja, nro 65: 65 (Lapin yliopisto), pp. 54-57.
Joy, Francis. 2022. Wild Wisdom from the Arctic North. A book of 100 Magical Poems, Verses and Thinking. Pohjolan Palvelut Oy, Rovaniemi, Finland.
Joy, Francis. 2021. A Book of 100 Poems and Magical Verses. Pohjolan Palvelut Oy, Rovaniemi, Finland.
Joy, Francis. 2021. To What Extent is the Polarization of the Sámi People Visible in Finland in Connection with Appropriation of their Spiritual Traditions and Cultural Heritage into Tourism? AGON - Pohjoinen Tiede- ja Kulttuurilehti. Edited by Olli Koskela and Salomo Juupaluoma, pp. 1-33. URL: http://agon.fi/article/to-what-extent-is-the-polarization-of-the-sami-people-visible-in-finland-in-connection-with-appropriation-of-their-spiritual-traditions-and-cultural-heritage-into-tourism/#_ftn4
Joy, Francis. 2021. Children’s Rock Art Education – A Scandinavian Study. Nordicum Mediterraneum. Icelandic E-Journal of Nordic and Mediterranean Studies, Volume 16 No 1. https://nome.unak.is/wordpress/volume-16-no-1-2021/new-double-blind-peer-reviewed-article-volume-16-no-1-2021/childrens-rock-art-a-scandinavian-study/ pp. 1-57.
Joy, Francis. (2020). The Importance of the Sun Symbol in the Restoration of Sámi Spiritual Traditions and Healing Practices. Religions, 6, 11. pp. 1-22. https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/11/6/270/htm
Joy, Francis. (2020). Sámi Cultural Heritage and Tourism in Finland. In: Tennberg, Monica., Lempinen, Hanna. & Pirnes, Susanna. (eds.). Resources, Social and Cultural Sustainabilities in the Arctic. 1. ed. Oxon: Routledge. (Routledge Research in Polar Regions): 144-162.
Joy, Francis (2019). Reconstructing Culture Through Art- for the Memory of Sámi Noaidi Aikia Aikianpoika. AGON - Pohjoinen Tiede- ja Kulttuurilehti. Edited by Olli Koskela and Salomo Juupaluoma. URL: http://agon.fi/article/reconstructing-culture-through-art-for-the-memory-of-sami-noaidi-aikia
Joy, Francis. (2018). Sámi Shamanism, Cosmology and Art as Systems of Embedded Knowledge. Doctoral Dissertation. Acta Universitatis Lapponiensis 367. The University of Lapland. URL: http://lauda.ulapland.fi/handle/10024/63178
Joy, Francis. (2017). Noaidi Drums from Sápmi, Rock Paintings in Finland and Sámi Cultural Heritage: an Investigation. First View Article / Polar Record: A Journal of Arctic and Antarctic Research. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0032247416000917: pp1-20.
Joy, Francis. (2016). The Vitträsk Rock Painting and the Theory of a Sámi Cosmological Landscape. Suomen Antropologi Issue 3, Volume 41: pp. 44-68. https://journal.fi/suomenantropologi/article/view/60389.
Joy, Francis (2016). The Sámi Noaidi Grave in Kuusamo and the Significance of the North-South Orientation. Journal of Finnish Studies Volume 19/1: pp208-243.
Joy, Francis. (2015). External and Internal Factors: The Desecration and Destruction of Pre-historic Rock Paintings in Finland. In: Leena Heinamäki, Thora Herrmann (eds.) The Sacred Arctic - Experiencing and Protecting Sacred Natural Sites of Sámi and other Indigenous Peoples. Published by Springer: pp129-157. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48069-5_9.
Joy, Francis. (2015). Sámi Shamanism, Fishing Magic and Drum Symbolism; in: SHAMAN - The International Journal for Shamanistic Research (ISSR), Volume 23, Numbers 1-2. Spring Autumn 2015: pp67-102. https://lacris.ulapland.fi/files/2304681/ShamanVol23_Joy.pdf
Joy, Francis (2007) Shamanism and Rock Art: The dancing figure and stone face at Hossa, Northern Finland, Publication in: Suomen Antropologi Lehti, Volume 32/1, pp 77-89. http://www.antropologinenseura.fi/journal/journal/volume-32-12007/
Book Reviews
Joy, Francis (2020). Lauri Pitkänen, Jouko Alapartanen, Petri Hiltunen, Lea Kaulanen, and Elsa-Maria Kaulanen: The Night’s Edge – Old Lapland Tales (English edition, translated from Finnish into English by Peitsa Suoniemi). Salakirjat. Tallinna Raamatutruikikoda 2018. Hardcover; pp. 1-170. Published in Temenos Nordic Journal of Comparative Religion, pp. 150-152. URL: https://journal.fi/temenos/article/view/95695
Joy, Francis. (2015) Nordic Neoshamanisms. Siv Ellen Kraft, Trude Fonneland & James R. Lewis (eds). New York Palgrave. Published in Temenos Nordic Journal of Comparative Religion.
Joy, Francis. (2015). Idioms of Sámi Health and Healing. Barbara Ann Milled (ed). 2015. The University of Alberta Press. Published in Polar Record. https://lacris.ulapland.fi/fi/publications/book-review(4e4fc4ed-cd32-4e8e-81f5-14e7436d62e9).html
Other Publications
Joy, Francis. (2016). Saamelaisen Kulttuurin ja Hengellisyyden Elävät Traditiot : Eräitä Kohtaamisia. Seita : Lehto Suomen luonnonuskontojen yhdistys ry:n jäsenlehti. Translated from English to Finnish by Katariina Krabbe.
Joy, Francis. (2015). Pyhä Maisema ja Maapallon Hyvinvointi [The Sacredness of the Landscape and Well-Being of the Earth. Published in Seita : Lehto Suomen Luonnonuskontojen Yhdistys ry:n Jäsenlehti.
Joy, Francis. (2012). The Bear Sieddi Stone of Njuohgárggi. Published in Báiki: The International Sámi Journal of North America.
Joy, Francis. (2011). Sami Noaide Drums Found in England. Published in Báiki: The International Sámi Journal of North America.
Newspaper Articles
Joy, Francis. (2014) Sámi Rock Paintings: Links to Finnish Pre-history Defined.in: Finland Times, Edited by Shahidul Islam.
Joy, Francis. (2014). Kalliomaalauksissa Yhtäläisyyttä Saamelaisuuteen, [Similarities Between Rock Paintings and Sámi Culture]. In: Lapin Kansa Oy, number 120, p34. Alma Media. Translated from English to Finnish by Maria-Riitta Mallinen
Magazine Articles
Joy, Francis. (2010) Art of the Stones; An Encounter with the Shamanic Rock Art of Neolithic Finland. In: Sacred Hoop; Celebrating the Cycles of Life. Issue 68, 2010, pp 34-37. SGC Printing, Merthyr Tidfil, South Wales, United Kingdom.
Joy, Francis. (2010) Druidreligion, Shamanism, och Landskapets Helighet [Druid Religion, Shamanism and the Sacredness of Landscape]. In: Ad Lucem, Tidskrift för Livsåskådning och Kultur, 3/2010 Heligt. pp 20-27.Tryckning: Ekenäs Tryckeri, Ekenäs 2010. ISSN: 0355-9653.
Joy, Francis. (2009) Repatriating Sami Shaman Drums, in: Shaman's Drum, A Journal of Experiential Shamanism and Spiritual Healing, Number 80, 2009.Published in The United States, Williams, Oregon, pp 8-9.
Artistic and non-textual form › Artefact › Art in coproduction › peer-review
Encounter-a-tree. 2021. Maria Huhmarniemi (Artist), Francis Joy (Artist), Misha de Val (Artist), Hugo Peña Lagos (Artist), Amir Abdi (Artist), Tanja Koistinen (Artist), Raisa Raekallio (Artist), Smaranda-Sabina Moldovan (Artist).
Encounter-a-tree: Participatory installation. 2021. Hugo Peña Lagos (Choreographer), Smaranda-Sabina Moldovan (Artist), Maria Huhmarniemi (Artist), Francis Joy (Artist).
Joy, Francis. 2022. Sacred Natural Sites in the Arctic North: Living Memory, Traditions,
Cultural Heritage and Exploitation Through Tourism and Inadequate
Protection. In: Nordicum Mediterraneum. Icelandic E-Journal of Nordic and Mediterranean Studies, Special Issue - Volume 17, Number 3. URL: https://nome.unak.is/wordpress/volume-17-no-3-2022/long-abstract-editor-review/sacred-natural-sites-in-the-arctic-north-living-memory-traditions-cultural-heritage-and-exploitation-through-tourism-and-inadequate-protection/ pp. 1-3.
Joy, Francis and Huhmarniemi, Maria. 2022. Encountering Trees and Rocks. Lapin yliopiston Taiteiden Tiedekunnan Julkaisuja. Sarja C. Katsauksia ja Puheenvuoroja, nro 65: 65 (Lapin yliopisto), pp. 54-57.
Joy, Francis. 2022. Wild Wisdom from the Arctic North. A book of 100 Magical Poems, Verses and Thinking. Pohjolan Palvelut Oy, Rovaniemi, Finland.
Joy, Francis. 2021. A Book of 100 Poems and Magical Verses. Pohjolan Palvelut Oy, Rovaniemi, Finland.
Joy, Francis. 2021. To What Extent is the Polarization of the Sámi People Visible in Finland in Connection with Appropriation of their Spiritual Traditions and Cultural Heritage into Tourism? AGON - Pohjoinen Tiede- ja Kulttuurilehti. Edited by Olli Koskela and Salomo Juupaluoma, pp. 1-33. URL: http://agon.fi/article/to-what-extent-is-the-polarization-of-the-sami-people-visible-in-finland-in-connection-with-appropriation-of-their-spiritual-traditions-and-cultural-heritage-into-tourism/#_ftn4
Joy, Francis. 2021. Children’s Rock Art Education – A Scandinavian Study. Nordicum Mediterraneum. Icelandic E-Journal of Nordic and Mediterranean Studies, Volume 16 No 1. https://nome.unak.is/wordpress/volume-16-no-1-2021/new-double-blind-peer-reviewed-article-volume-16-no-1-2021/childrens-rock-art-a-scandinavian-study/ pp. 1-57.
Joy, Francis. (2020). The Importance of the Sun Symbol in the Restoration of Sámi Spiritual Traditions and Healing Practices. Religions, 6, 11. pp. 1-22. https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/11/6/270/htm
Joy, Francis. (2020). Sámi Cultural Heritage and Tourism in Finland. In: Tennberg, Monica., Lempinen, Hanna. & Pirnes, Susanna. (eds.). Resources, Social and Cultural Sustainabilities in the Arctic. 1. ed. Oxon: Routledge. (Routledge Research in Polar Regions): 144-162.
Joy, Francis (2019). Reconstructing Culture Through Art- for the Memory of Sámi Noaidi Aikia Aikianpoika. AGON - Pohjoinen Tiede- ja Kulttuurilehti. Edited by Olli Koskela and Salomo Juupaluoma. URL: http://agon.fi/article/reconstructing-culture-through-art-for-the-memory-of-sami-noaidi-aikia
Joy, Francis. (2018). Sámi Shamanism, Cosmology and Art as Systems of Embedded Knowledge. Doctoral Dissertation. Acta Universitatis Lapponiensis 367. The University of Lapland. URL: http://lauda.ulapland.fi/handle/10024/63178
Joy, Francis. (2017). Noaidi Drums from Sápmi, Rock Paintings in Finland and Sámi Cultural Heritage: an Investigation. First View Article / Polar Record: A Journal of Arctic and Antarctic Research. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0032247416000917: pp1-20.
Joy, Francis. (2016). The Vitträsk Rock Painting and the Theory of a Sámi Cosmological Landscape. Suomen Antropologi Issue 3, Volume 41: pp. 44-68. https://journal.fi/suomenantropologi/article/view/60389.
Joy, Francis (2016). The Sámi Noaidi Grave in Kuusamo and the Significance of the North-South Orientation. Journal of Finnish Studies Volume 19/1: pp208-243.
Joy, Francis. (2015). External and Internal Factors: The Desecration and Destruction of Pre-historic Rock Paintings in Finland. In: Leena Heinamäki, Thora Herrmann (eds.) The Sacred Arctic - Experiencing and Protecting Sacred Natural Sites of Sámi and other Indigenous Peoples. Published by Springer: pp129-157. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48069-5_9.
Joy, Francis. (2015). Sámi Shamanism, Fishing Magic and Drum Symbolism; in: SHAMAN - The International Journal for Shamanistic Research (ISSR), Volume 23, Numbers 1-2. Spring Autumn 2015: pp67-102. https://lacris.ulapland.fi/files/2304681/ShamanVol23_Joy.pdf
Joy, Francis (2007) Shamanism and Rock Art: The dancing figure and stone face at Hossa, Northern Finland, Publication in: Suomen Antropologi Lehti, Volume 32/1, pp 77-89. http://www.antropologinenseura.fi/journal/journal/volume-32-12007/
Book Reviews
Joy, Francis (2020). Lauri Pitkänen, Jouko Alapartanen, Petri Hiltunen, Lea Kaulanen, and Elsa-Maria Kaulanen: The Night’s Edge – Old Lapland Tales (English edition, translated from Finnish into English by Peitsa Suoniemi). Salakirjat. Tallinna Raamatutruikikoda 2018. Hardcover; pp. 1-170. Published in Temenos Nordic Journal of Comparative Religion, pp. 150-152. URL: https://journal.fi/temenos/article/view/95695
Joy, Francis. (2015) Nordic Neoshamanisms. Siv Ellen Kraft, Trude Fonneland & James R. Lewis (eds). New York Palgrave. Published in Temenos Nordic Journal of Comparative Religion.
Joy, Francis. (2015). Idioms of Sámi Health and Healing. Barbara Ann Milled (ed). 2015. The University of Alberta Press. Published in Polar Record. https://lacris.ulapland.fi/fi/publications/book-review(4e4fc4ed-cd32-4e8e-81f5-14e7436d62e9).html
Other Publications
Joy, Francis. (2016). Saamelaisen Kulttuurin ja Hengellisyyden Elävät Traditiot : Eräitä Kohtaamisia. Seita : Lehto Suomen luonnonuskontojen yhdistys ry:n jäsenlehti. Translated from English to Finnish by Katariina Krabbe.
Joy, Francis. (2015). Pyhä Maisema ja Maapallon Hyvinvointi [The Sacredness of the Landscape and Well-Being of the Earth. Published in Seita : Lehto Suomen Luonnonuskontojen Yhdistys ry:n Jäsenlehti.
Joy, Francis. (2012). The Bear Sieddi Stone of Njuohgárggi. Published in Báiki: The International Sámi Journal of North America.
Joy, Francis. (2011). Sami Noaide Drums Found in England. Published in Báiki: The International Sámi Journal of North America.
Newspaper Articles
Joy, Francis. (2014) Sámi Rock Paintings: Links to Finnish Pre-history Defined.in: Finland Times, Edited by Shahidul Islam.
Joy, Francis. (2014). Kalliomaalauksissa Yhtäläisyyttä Saamelaisuuteen, [Similarities Between Rock Paintings and Sámi Culture]. In: Lapin Kansa Oy, number 120, p34. Alma Media. Translated from English to Finnish by Maria-Riitta Mallinen
Magazine Articles
Joy, Francis. (2010) Art of the Stones; An Encounter with the Shamanic Rock Art of Neolithic Finland. In: Sacred Hoop; Celebrating the Cycles of Life. Issue 68, 2010, pp 34-37. SGC Printing, Merthyr Tidfil, South Wales, United Kingdom.
Joy, Francis. (2010) Druidreligion, Shamanism, och Landskapets Helighet [Druid Religion, Shamanism and the Sacredness of Landscape]. In: Ad Lucem, Tidskrift för Livsåskådning och Kultur, 3/2010 Heligt. pp 20-27.Tryckning: Ekenäs Tryckeri, Ekenäs 2010. ISSN: 0355-9653.
Joy, Francis. (2009) Repatriating Sami Shaman Drums, in: Shaman's Drum, A Journal of Experiential Shamanism and Spiritual Healing, Number 80, 2009.Published in The United States, Williams, Oregon, pp 8-9.
Artistic and non-textual form › Artefact › Art in coproduction › peer-review
Encounter-a-tree. 2021. Maria Huhmarniemi (Artist), Francis Joy (Artist), Misha de Val (Artist), Hugo Peña Lagos (Artist), Amir Abdi (Artist), Tanja Koistinen (Artist), Raisa Raekallio (Artist), Smaranda-Sabina Moldovan (Artist).
Encounter-a-tree: Participatory installation. 2021. Hugo Peña Lagos (Choreographer), Smaranda-Sabina Moldovan (Artist), Maria Huhmarniemi (Artist), Francis Joy (Artist).