The next generation of Sámi LGBTQ+ people will grow up with the opportunity to express their identity in words in the Sámi languages. The Youth Council of the Sámi Parliament will translate the LGBTQ+ vocabulary by Seta, the main LGBTQ+ rights organization in Finland, into the North Sámi, Inari Sámi and Skolt Sámi languages. The […]
On 1 April 2021, the United Nations’ Human Rights Committee issued its findings and recommendations to Finland on the realisation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The Committee will monitor the implementation of the recommendations on the rights of the Sámi indigenous people in an expedited procedure. According to the Committee’s recommendation’s, […]
The Sámi Parliamentary Council (SPC) convened on 25 January 2021 for a plenary session in which the chairmanship of the Council was transferred from the Sámi Parliament in Finland to the Sámi Parliament in Norway for the next 16 months. The plenary session was organised as a video conference. The plenary session accepted the annual […]
Buriid juovllaid ja lihkolaš ođđa jagi 2021! Pyereh juovlah já luholâš uđđâ ihe 2021! Šiõǥǥ rosttvid da leklvaž ođđ eeʹjj 2021! Hyvää joulua ja onnellista uutta vuotta 2021! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2021! Illustration: Erja Wiltse
Sámi Parliament’s Call Center is Closed 23-31 December 2020.
Are you a current or recent student studying art, animation, computer graphics, and film? Walt Disney Animation Studios are inviting students from Sápmi to apply as an intern for the Walt Disney Animation Studios Summer Internship Program 2021. As a Talent Development intern, you will have the unique opportunity to work directly with a Disney […]
Buori iehčanasvuođabeaivvi! Šiev jiečânâsvuođâpeivi! Šiõǥǥ jiõččnažvuõttpeeiʹv! Hyvää itsenäisyyspäivää! Happy Independence Day Finland!
The negotiations on the Climate Change Act between the Ministry of the Environment and the Sámi Parliament under section 9 of the Act on the Sámi Parliament were held on Tuesday 27 October. The Government proposal for the reformed Climate Change Act should be ready in spring 2021. In the negotiations the representatives of the […]
Sámi Parliament’s call center is closed 1.-31.7.2020. Sámi Parliament wishes a great summer to everyone! Contact information of the secretariat
The Sámi Parliament in Finland participates in the International Biodiversity Theme Week 18-22 May by publishing a video every day of the week related to biodiversity and Sámi culture. Themes of the week have been applied to Sámi culture, and the aim is to raise issues that are important to Sámi culture in relation to […]