Finland’s Parliament has passed long-delayed reforms to the Sámi Parliament Act, redefining voting eligibility in Sámi ...

Finnish lawmakers approved on Thursday a long-awaited legal reform of the Sami parliament that strengthens the rights of ...

Sámi homelands, known as Sápmi, stretch across northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia, and the report’s authors ...

And just last week, two different U.N. committees found that Finland violated the rights of the Sámi by granting mineral exploration permits in Finnish Sápmi — the homelands of the Sámi ...

The legislative amendment centres around the right of the Sámi people to determine who is entitled to vote in elections for ...

And just last week, two different U.N. committees found that Finland violated the rights of the Sámi by granting mineral exploration permits in Finnish Sápmi — the homelands of the Sámi ...

The Sami, estimated at 75,000-100,000 across Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Russia, maintain a vibrant presence in Sapmi. The reform, passed after heated debate, marks a turning point, ensuring the Sami ...

In 1997, the association launched Finland’s first Sámi language nest in Inari, inspired by a Māori model from New Zealand. These full-immersion kindergartens surrounded children with the ...

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 ...

Some 10,500 indigenous Sami live in Finland, speaking three different Sami languages. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...