Tag: Sami
The Sámi Parliament requests money to combat violence against women
Last spring, the report “Violence against Sami women” was released. It had been developed by a research group at Umeå University on behalf of the Sami Parliament. Half of the…
Sami Välimäki hit a historic hole-in-one on the PGA tour | Sports in a nutshell
Sami Välimäki, 26, was the first Finn to hit a hole-in-one on the PGA Tour. Sami Välimäki succeeded in his trick in the opening round of the tournament, on the…
The Sami Parliament is mentioned when the government investigates the closure of authorities
The investigation, which has been ongoing since September 2023, covers all government agencies with up to 100 employees. The investigator must analyze whether the authorities carry out work that overlaps…
Sami Pajari was so popular that he didn’t have time to eat – raved about the rally legend | Sport
Sami Pajari can soon reach the top positions with Toyota’s Rally1 car. The story in a nutshell Sami Pajari was a popular name at the media days of AKK, the…
Piteå becomes a Sami administrative municipality: “I feel relieved”
It was in January 2024 that the municipality of Piteå submitted the application and now the government has decided that Piteå will become Sweden’s 27th Sami administrative municipality. – I…
Now comes the children’s program Unnit in Southern and Lule Sami
Unnit premiered on SVT in August. Then the program was in Northern Sami and Meänkieli. The program is for the very youngest with a target group of 2-year-olds where the…
Never before have so many people taken part in Sami news
When SVT Sápmi launched its own site in December 2021, expectations were modest. Based on how many people took part in Sami news, news in the past, SVT calculated fewer…
New study: Carved trees are traces of Sami sacrificial rituals and sacred places
In the untouched forests that remain in northern Sweden, it is possible to find centuries-old pines with unknown patterns carved or carved into the trunk. Lars Östlund encountered them from…
The Sami Association: Time to make Sami culture visible now
It was on December 6 that it became clear that Kiruna would become the EU’s capital of culture in 2029. In its application, Kiruna has highlighted several times that there…
The Sámi Parliament consults on how the voter lists should look
It was the Sámi Parliament on the Norwegian side of Sápmi that initiated the meeting with the colleagues from the other countries. The meeting was attended by, among others, Pirita…