Tag: Sami
The Sami national day is celebrated – in four countries
On Monday, the Sami national day is celebrated. The day is common to all Sámi regardless of whether they live in Sweden, Finland, Norway or Russia. That the day is…
Sami objects from the collections have become video art in the exhibition “Datni” at Västernorrland’s museum
The title of the exhibition, Datni, means tin in Northern Sami, and tin thread embroidery in particular is a craft that is unique to the Sami. – The Sami have…
Lycksele opens for signs in several Sami languages
A language border between Ume Sami and Southern Sami has been discussed this year, hence the screwed down signs. Like other areas in Sami territory, Lycksele must have signs, not…
In the Sámi name tradition, a boy child can become his father’s namesake, but Ánde Matheo Sara took his son’s name
Ánde Matheo Sara from Alattio considers the Sámi name tradition really important, because according to it there is a clear explanation for the choice of a certain name. Ánde Matheo,…
Sami protest against the mining industry in Kiruna: “Sweden’s hunt for “green” metals is shameless”
It was in connection with the EU Commission’s meeting in Kiruna on Thursday that LKAB released the news that it had made the largest find in Europe of rare earth…
New mark for quality marking of Sami production
It is the American embassies in Norway, Sweden and Finland that finance this project. In total, they add NOK 1.5 million to the work with these quality brands. – The…
Awakening: A preliminary report on the establishment of a police reserve | Who can be Sami?
The main news of the morning: A police reserve consisting of volunteers could serve as an aid to the police, says Interior Minister Krista Mikkonen People identified as black when…
Mental health: actor Sami Bouajila reveals to be bipolar
News Published on 11/30/2022 at 11:10 a.m. Updated 11/30/2022 at 11:10 a.m. Reading 2 mins. In an interview for Télérama, actor Sami Bouajila, currently showing in the film “Les Miens”,…
He is the new acting chief of staff at the Sami Parliament
The Sámi Parliament’s head of reindeer husbandry, Lars Ove Þaðan, is the Sámi Parliament’s acting chief of staff until the eleventh of January 2023. Because the regular chief of staff…
Sami Välimäki opened his golf season with a second place in South Africa – returned to the top after two years
Finnish golfer Sami Välimäki played consistently strong in Johannesburg and even struggled to win against Englishman Dan Bradbury. Emma Hyuppa, Jouko Vuolle Finnish golfer Sami Välimäki has finished second in…