Career
She began her career with the music group Angelin Tytöt, but left soon after to pursue a solo career. She performs traditional joik music with Western arrangements of contemporary instruments. Ulla Pirttijärvi was raised with joik music and chanting.
She then started performing in public with a group of young girls who called themselves Angelin Tytöt.
Ulla is very involved promoting Sami culture and Sami self-rule. The Civil Defense was followed up by an accompanying book, published by the Sámi University College in Norway.
