The End of Drum-Time by Hanna Pylväinen

This is set in the far north in 19th-century Scandinavia and it pits the indigenous Sámi people who live there against European settlers trying to impose their religion and values. In a village near the Arctic Circle, the charismatic Lutheran minister Lars Levi Laestadius tries valiantly to turn his congregation away from alcohol and towards salvation. His flock includes Finns and Swedes, but also a few Sámi, nomadic reindeer herders who's wealth and standing within the community depends on their skills as herders. He manages to convert Biettar, a Sámi leader, into the fold where he becomes a disciple of sorts, spending his time learning this new religion, leaving the care of his ever-dwindling herd of reindeer to his son, Ivvár. But while the minister gains a new parishioner, his daughter, Willa, becomes infatuated with Ivvár. As the young Sámi struggles to maintain the herd on his own, a task never intended for one person, the two grow closer. With the spring migration approaching, a custom that has been practiced by the tribe for generations, Willa prepares to join them, defying her father’s control. So it is a classic tale set in the frozen tundra when the world was changing rapidly.