Areas of Expertice
Education and Learning Material
Sámi Languages
Events and meetings
Sámi Parliament's Plenum
The Plenum represents the supreme authority of the Sámi Parliament. It meets 4-5 times per year. The Plenum decides mainly on the statements, proposals, and other comments. The meetings are open to public and can be observed in the Parliament hall or through live-stream broadcast.
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Duodji Akademiija 2027
Duodji Akademiija 2027 is a project aimed at preserving, strengthening, and promoting the Sámi handicraft tradition, duodji. The project’s activities focus on the areas of Enontekiö (Finland), Kautokeino (Norway), and Karesuando (Sweden), but its impact extends across the wider Sápmi region, encouraging communities beyond these core areas to sustain and develop their own craft traditions. The project brings together key stakeholders connected to duodji to engage in dialogue, collaborate, and build the future of Sámi handicraft. It also enhances the appreciation of duodji both among Sámi people and more broadly.
Responsible Sámi Tourism
This responsible visitors’ guidance is based on the ethical guidelines for Sámi tourism adopted by the Sámi Parliament in Finland in 2018. Sunna Kitti’s illustrations clarify and exemplify ethical guidelines’ message of how to behave and act in order to secure more responsible and ethically sustainable future in Sámi Homeland, and support the continuation of Sámi culture.
Executive Board
The Sámi Parliament appoints, from amongst its members, an Executive Board. The board includes as members the chair of the Parliament and two vice-chairs, as well as five other members. The Executive Board operates under the Plenum, and its main purpose is to be in charge of political activity and administration, and make preparations for the Plenums.
President
The Plenum of the Sámi Parliament elects a full-time president and two vice-presidents for the electoral period. The president leads the political activities of the Sámi Parliament nationally and internationally under the authority of the Plenum.
Additionally, the president may divide the duties assigned to the president among themselves and the vice-presidents. Each member of the presidential team is responsible for the statements, proposals, initiatives, and positions related to their respective sectors, as well as other similar documents. The areas of responsibility for each member of the presidential team are listed below under their respective sections.
Expert Committees
The Plenum appoints four committees for its electoral period; the Livelihood and Legal Committee, the Educational Committee, the Cultural Committee and the Social Affairs and Health Committee. The Plenum also appoints the Sámi Language Council, the Youth Council and the Electoral Committee, which has a shorter term of office than the other committees.
