Stig Wesslén was born on 26 February 1902 in Stockholm, Sweden. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Sampo Lappelill (1949), The Living North (1956) and Den levande skogen (1966). He died in 1987.
Far up in the Lapland mountains, where no people live, little Sampo Lappelill lives.
Documentary by Stig Wesslén, commenced in 1942 and ended seven years later. Here he shows human and animal, and follows the nomadic life in an old culture.
Documentary about bears where the animals were filmed completely undisturbed.