Lïkssjuo will continue to be called Lïksjuo.
Umesami won over Southern Sami when the government made the decision.
– I’m very happy. Finally, we are up a sign in Umesami that says you come to Lïkssjuo, says Lena Axelsson Westergren from Álgguogåhtie to Samiradion.
The decision to put up signs in Umesami had only been appealed by the Swedish Sami country party. And from their direction, the noises are not as cheerful.
There are more southern Sami speakers in the area. And that they should now not be allowed to have the place name in their language will be strange, says Naadja Edlund Östergren, chair of the Sami Parliament’s language board and for the Swedish Sami country party.
– We think Lycksele belongs to both Ume and Southern Sami language area. We, our ancestors and everyone living in this area have spoken southern Sami. So that it suddenly just should be in Umesami feels a bit strange, she tells Samiradion.