A new wave of positive-impact experiences in northern Finland is finally allowing the Sámi to benefit from the tourism boom.

In the zeal of gathering what was thought to be the vanishing elements of Sámi culture, very few hats remained in Sápmi, even though many of the collected ládjogahpirs were simply buried in storage, ...

In the 1990s, fewer than 350 people spoke Inari Sámi. Today, experts say about 500 people speak the near-extinct language, ...

In October 2024, the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (UNCESCR) issued a landmark decision stating that Finland had violated the rights of the Sámi Indigenous people to ...

Sámi Grand Prix 2025 will take place on 12 April in Guovdageaidnu, Norway. The event features 12 Sámi artists in song and ...

And this despite the fact that the region is part of the homeland of the Sami - an Indigenous people and culture that has nothing to do with the Inuit way of life thousands of kilometres away.

Laura Dehaibi does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

The Sámi Parliament in Finland is calling for reform of the Reindeer Damage Act after the March 13 government refusal to ...

His Ph.D. dissertation Sámi prehistories: The politics of archaeology and identity in northernmost Europe (2009) discusses Sámi prehistory and archaeology, issues of Sámi heritage management, ...

In October 2024, the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (UNCESCR) issued a landmark decision stating that Finland had violated the rights of the Sámi Indigenous ...