The first buildings at Gállogiedde were turf huts, and in 1840 there were two turf huts in addition to a shed and a hayloft. They lived in the turf hut until 1890, when the first wooden building was constructed. The turf hut and shelter shed that stand today were built in 1990, on the same site where similar buildings had previously stood.

The turf hut has a rectangular floor plan, and its supporting structure consists of curved birch trusses, which are covered with wood, birch bark, and turf. There is a cast iron stove at the entrance, and here the floor is paved with large flagstones. Further inside the turf hut, there is a wooden floor.

The main Forest Sami settlements are located in a continuous area in the north of Nordland and the south of Troms. The settlements were established a good distance from the coast, inland in outlying areas that had previously been little used for agriculture. The settlement has its origins in domestic reindeer herding that started in the 1500s and 1600s. They then had summer land on the Norwegian coast, while the winter dwelling was in the Swedish inland, and most belonged to the Jukkasjärvi parish church in Northern Sweden.

At the summer dwelling places, a permanent settlement was eventually developed with some agriculture and livestock farming, as well as the utilization of available outlying resources. Many of the Sami also continued with reindeer herding but eventually let the animals follow other herds back to the winter land, while they themselves stayed in the summer land all year round. Thus, the Forest Sami villages developed into important agricultural villages.