Finland pursued decades of unjust assimilation practices against the indigenous Sami people inhabiting the northernmost parts ...

More than 400 Sami told investigators they are discouraged from maintaining their language and traditions, particularly in ...

A Finnish truth and reconciliation commission on Thursday urged Finland to rectify historic injustices committed against the ...

Across the globe, Indigenous peoples looking to protect their land, resources and culture from green energy projects are turning to the same multi-faceted entity to help them: the United Nations. The ...

(The Conversation) — In May 2025, Tapio Luoma, archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, delivered an apology to the Sámi, the only recognized Indigenous people in the European Union.

Finland has breached the political rights of its Sami population, the UN Human Rights Committee ruled Monday, charging that Helsinki had violated the indigenous people's right to "internal ...

It's home to Europe’s only recognised Indigenous people, but the way of life for the Sami in Lapland is under threat ...

UTSJOKI, Finland — It was well past midnight when Mihkku Laiti appeared on stage to perform at an open-air music festival in the Finnish village of Utsjoki, north of the Arctic circle. Despite the ...