A ládjogahpir is a crownlike, graceful headgear that was used by Sámi women until the end of the 19th century in the Sámi area in what is now northern Norway and Finland ... and one of the Sámi ...

Known commonly as the ski-doo, it first appeared on the Finnish market in 1962 and the Sami people used them to revolutionise reindeer herding. Today there are more than 1,000km of skimobile ...

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 ...

Approximately 50,000 to 100,000 Sami people live in Finland, Sweden, Norway and Russia. Some live outside the actual Sami regions, for example in capital cities. Sami studies is also focused on ...

Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s (NCP) government is the fourth coalition to be dealing with reforms to rules related to the self-governance of Finland’s indigenous Sami people. A bill that ...

In a personal insight, she explains why. Try to imagine this: you’re a 13-year-old Sámi youth living in Inari, located on the Finnish side of Sápmi, the home area of Sámi people. It’s your 3rd day in ...

The United Nations has reprimanded Finland for infringing upon the rights of people in the country's Sámi region, reports Maaseudun tulevaisuus. The rebuke concerns the granting of two mineral ...