Photo: Carl-Johan Utsi News 2024 2021-2023 2018-2020 2015-2017 Featured Oct 6, 2025 New journal sheds light on Sámi rights gaps in the Nordic countries Oct 6, 2025 Oct 6, 2025 Sep 29, 2025 The Saami Council Distributed This Year's Second Round of Dalán Grants Sep 29, 2025 Sep 29, 2025 Sep 4, 2025 Who should receive the Saami Council’s Honorary Award? Sep 4, 2025 Sep 4, 2025 Aug 31, 2025 6. Newsletter ReCap ASáp ENG Aug 31, 2025 Aug 31, 2025 Aug 11, 2025 Saami Council Has Opened The Second Round of Applications for Dalán Grants Aug 11, 2025 Aug 11, 2025 Jun 19, 2025 480 participants and over 50 events: Lávdan Sámi Arena proves itself a success Jun 19, 2025 Jun 19, 2025 Jun 12, 2025 KulturSápmi Published a New Declaration Jun 12, 2025 Jun 12, 2025 Jun 3, 2025 The Application Period for the Saami Council’s Cultural Grants for 2026 Has Opened Jun 3, 2025 Jun 3, 2025 May 12, 2025 Indigenous Peoples participation must remain central under the Kingdom of Denmark’s Arctic Council Chairship May 12, 2025 May 12, 2025 Apr 30, 2025 5. Newsletter ReCap ASáp ENG Apr 30, 2025 Apr 30, 2025 Apr 7, 2025 The Saami Council Awarded Dalán Grants for the First Time Apr 7, 2025 Apr 7, 2025 Mar 28, 2025 EU Promoting Strategic Mining Projects on Sámi Lands: A Devastating Betrayal of Indigenous Rights and Sápmi’s Future Mar 28, 2025 Mar 28, 2025 Mar 25, 2025 The first part of the Lávdan Sámi Arena programme is ready! Mar 25, 2025 Mar 25, 2025 Mar 20, 2025 UN report provides Norway with recommendations to strengthen the protection of the Sámi in land encroachment cases Mar 20, 2025 Mar 20, 2025 Mar 5, 2025 Newsletter 1: Sámi Influence and Knowledge Exchange in EU policy Mar 5, 2025 Mar 5, 2025 Feb 25, 2025 Statement on Hate Speech and Crimes Against the Sámi People in Connection with Rally Sweden Feb 25, 2025 Feb 25, 2025 Feb 14, 2025 Webinar on the EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act Feb 14, 2025 Feb 14, 2025 Feb 13, 2025 Statement on the Reform of the Sámi Parliament Act Feb 13, 2025 Feb 13, 2025 Feb 12, 2025 The Saami Council Has Published a New Grant Format – Invites the Sámi Cultural Sector to Apply for Grants Feb 12, 2025 Feb 12, 2025 Feb 5, 2025 The Saami Council Has Named a New Cultural Committee Feb 5, 2025 Feb 5, 2025 Jan 29, 2025 Report Uncovers Human Rights Violations Jan 29, 2025 Jan 29, 2025 Jan 9, 2025 Are you a Sámi Youth? Apply for Sáttanuorat: Sámi Youth Delegates Program! Jan 9, 2025 Jan 9, 2025 2024 Featured Dec 30, 2024 4th Newsletter ReCap ASáp ENG Dec 30, 2024 Dec 30, 2024 Nov 29, 2024 The Saami Council’s new project highlights gender equality issues in Sápmi Nov 29, 2024 Nov 29, 2024 Nov 19, 2024 Saami Council at COP29 Nov 19, 2024 Nov 19, 2024 Oct 13, 2024 Per-Olof Nutti Elected as the New President of the Saami Council Oct 13, 2024 Oct 13, 2024 Sep 2, 2024 Three engaged participants are ready to start the Advocacy Program! Sep 2, 2024 Sep 2, 2024 Aug 30, 2024 3rd Newsletter ReCap ASáp ENG Aug 30, 2024 Aug 30, 2024 Aug 14, 2024 Statement from the Saami Council on Russia's Recent Classification of Human Rights Organisations as Extremist Aug 14, 2024 Aug 14, 2024 Aug 9, 2024 Empowering Arctic Indigenous Peoples – Celebrating 50 Years of Indigenous Diplomacy Aug 9, 2024 Aug 9, 2024 Jul 19, 2024 International Indigenous Peoples’ Salmon Gathering – Sápmi 2024: Invitation to Contribute Jul 19, 2024 Jul 19, 2024 Jul 11, 2024 The Sami Council part of an expert committee on the socio-economic consequences of climate change Jul 11, 2024 Jul 11, 2024 Jul 4, 2024 Policy paper on Indigenous Peoples and «Local Communities» Jul 4, 2024 Jul 4, 2024 Jul 4, 2024 Arranging the first Dieđavahkku - Sámi Science Week summer 2025 Jul 4, 2024 Jul 4, 2024 Jun 27, 2024 ReCap ASáp launches Knowledge Hubs Jun 27, 2024 Jun 27, 2024 Jun 26, 2024 The Saami Council’s statement on Deep Sea Mining Jun 26, 2024 Jun 26, 2024 Jun 21, 2024 Large International Gathering of Indigenous Salmon Peoples in Sápmi this fall Jun 21, 2024 Jun 21, 2024 May 3, 2024 2nd Newsletter ReCap ASáp ENG May 3, 2024 May 3, 2024 Apr 19, 2024 High Interest in Sámi art and culture, but weak economy hinders collaboration Apr 19, 2024 Apr 19, 2024 Apr 8, 2024 Sámi Advocacy Program Apr 8, 2024 Apr 8, 2024 Mar 28, 2024 Finland renews human rights violations by forcing non-Sámi people into the Sámi parliament Mar 28, 2024 Mar 28, 2024 Mar 25, 2024 Senior Mentorship opportunity: Shaping advocates for Sápmi Mar 25, 2024 Mar 25, 2024 Mar 22, 2024 Saami Council’s statement to the Harvard decision to Halt the SCoPEx Project Mar 22, 2024 Mar 22, 2024 Mar 20, 2024 New book on the conditions for Sámi art and duodji in Sápmi and the importance of self-determination Mar 20, 2024 Mar 20, 2024 Mar 5, 2024 The UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples visits Norway Mar 5, 2024 Mar 5, 2024 Mar 1, 2024 The Saami Council Calls for Nominations for the 2024 Literature Award Mar 1, 2024 Mar 1, 2024 Feb 21, 2024 Invitation for Sámi performing artists to the Digital network meeting Feb 21, 2024 Feb 21, 2024 Feb 17, 2024 Planning a Sámi "arendalsuka" in 2025 Feb 17, 2024 Feb 17, 2024 Feb 15, 2024 1st Newsletter ReCap ASáp ENG Feb 15, 2024 Feb 15, 2024 Feb 12, 2024 The Saami Council is underway with the new youth project "Youth Together for Arctic Futures" Feb 12, 2024 Feb 12, 2024 Jan 31, 2024 The Saami Council Welcomes Apple’s Support for the Sámi languages on iOS Jan 31, 2024 Jan 31, 2024 Jan 29, 2024 Announcement of Jevgenij Jushkov Memorial Fund – Scholarship 2024 Jan 29, 2024 Jan 29, 2024 2025202220212023 Featured Dec 1, 2023 Statement from the Saami Council: A free Palestine Dec 1, 2023 Dec 1, 2023 Nov 3, 2023 The Saami Council announces a temporary project position Nov 3, 2023 Nov 3, 2023 Oct 30, 2023 The Saami Council and Suoma Sámiid Guovddášsearvi kick off Interreg project Oct 30, 2023 Oct 30, 2023 Oct 30, 2023 Indigenous Navigator National survey now available for Sweden Oct 30, 2023 Oct 30, 2023 Oct 14, 2023 The Saami Council supports the Fosen protests in Oslo Oct 14, 2023 Oct 14, 2023 Oct 12, 2023 The Saami Council, Sámi allaskuvla, Sámi Duodji - Sameslöjdstiftelsen and Norwegian Crafts invite you to a seminar on duodji and international opportunities Oct 12, 2023 Oct 12, 2023 Oct 12, 2023 Statkraft violates its self-imposed human rights obligations Oct 12, 2023 Oct 12, 2023 Oct 11, 2023 Statement of Support From KulturSápmi to Fosen And A Call For Support to All Our Colleagues in The Cultural Field! Oct 11, 2023 Oct 11, 2023 Oct 4, 2023 The Saami Council announces a full-time position as project manager Oct 4, 2023 Oct 4, 2023 Sep 7, 2023 The Sámi Art And Culture Field Will Gather in Inari on September 20-22, 2023 Sep 7, 2023 Sep 7, 2023 Sep 5, 2023 The Application Period for the Saami Council’s Cultural Grants for 2024 Has Begun Sep 5, 2023 Sep 5, 2023 Aug 10, 2023 Petra Laiti has been recruited as a project partner in the Human Rights unit of the Saami Council Aug 10, 2023 Aug 10, 2023 Jul 25, 2023 Historic 50th Anniversary Arctic Peoples’ Conference Jul 25, 2023 Jul 25, 2023 Jul 7, 2023 Sign up for Duodjebeivvit 2023 Jul 7, 2023 Jul 7, 2023 Jun 5, 2023 Eirik Larsen will lead the Sami Council's work regarding human rights Jun 5, 2023 Jun 5, 2023 Feb 26, 2023 Stop the ongoing human rights violation in Norway! Feb 26, 2023 Feb 26, 2023 Feb 5, 2023 30 Years of Sámi National Day Celebration Feb 5, 2023 Feb 5, 2023 Jan 12, 2023 Piera Heaika Muotka returns as a communication adviser in the Saami Council Jan 12, 2023 Jan 12, 2023 Jan 11, 2023 Sámi Parliament Act discussed in the economic committee of the Finnish Parliament Jan 11, 2023 Jan 11, 2023 Featured Dec 16, 2022 Apply for an internship at walt disney animation studios 2023 Dec 16, 2022 Dec 16, 2022 Nov 8, 2022 Are we losing our Sámi Parliament? - How the Finns are destroying our cultural self-government Nov 8, 2022 Nov 8, 2022 Nov 2, 2022 Saami Council supports Maasai in Tanzania Nov 2, 2022 Nov 2, 2022 Oct 5, 2022 Eva Maria Fjellheim from Snåase/Rosse is employed to work on research issues Oct 5, 2022 Oct 5, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 8th Newsletter Filling the EU-Sápmi knowlege gaps ENG Sep 30, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Sep 23, 2022 Karin Nutti Pilflykt from Váhčir/Gällivare is hired to work with forest issues Sep 23, 2022 Sep 23, 2022 Sep 8, 2022 Apply For a Home Residency Scholarship From the Saami Council Sep 8, 2022 Sep 8, 2022 May 31, 2022 7th Newsletter Filling the EU-Sápmi knowlege gaps ENG May 31, 2022 May 31, 2022 May 30, 2022 Sámi EU Strategy Launch May 30, 2022 May 30, 2022 May 1, 2022 Apply for the EU-Sámi Youth Idea Lab! May 1, 2022 May 1, 2022 Apr 10, 2022 Cooperation with Russian side on hold Apr 10, 2022 Apr 10, 2022 Apr 8, 2022 Meet our All-Atlantic Ocean Youth Ambassador, Aurora Heim Apr 8, 2022 Apr 8, 2022 Mar 28, 2022 Sámi advocacy and diplomacy course Mar 28, 2022 Mar 28, 2022 Mar 18, 2022 Discussion paper "Working towards ethical guidelines for research involving the Sámi" Mar 18, 2022 Mar 18, 2022 Mar 13, 2022 The Saami Council's statement on the Arctic Council Pause Mar 13, 2022 Mar 13, 2022 Feb 27, 2022 The Russian section of the Saami Council has issued a statement regarding the current situation in Russia (27.02.2022) Feb 27, 2022 Feb 27, 2022 Jan 18, 2022 NEW SAAMI LANGUAGE LEARNING APP LAUNCHED Jan 18, 2022 Jan 18, 2022 Featured Dec 13, 2021 APPLY FOR ALL-ATLANTIC OCEAN YOUTH AMBASSADOR Dec 13, 2021 Dec 13, 2021 Dec 3, 2021 APPLY AS AN INTERNSHIP AT WALT DISNEY ANIMATION STUDIOS 2022 Dec 3, 2021 Dec 3, 2021 Oct 15, 2021 EU has launched its new Arctic strategy Oct 15, 2021 Oct 15, 2021 Oct 12, 2021 Sámi victory in Supreme Court - Illegal wind farm on Sámi land Oct 12, 2021 Oct 12, 2021 Sep 10, 2021 Filling the EU-Sápmi knowledge gaps is a REGIOSTARS finalist! Sep 10, 2021 Sep 10, 2021 Jul 23, 2021 Saami Council has invited EMRIP to Norway to discuss protection of the Saami people and culture against industrial projects Jul 23, 2021 Jul 23, 2021 Jul 14, 2021 Open Call: Art, Colonialism, Indigeneity. A Time for Truth and Reconciliation? Jul 14, 2021 Jul 14, 2021 Jun 28, 2021 The Saami Council’s cultural funds for 2022 can now be applied for! Jun 28, 2021 Jun 28, 2021 Jun 18, 2021 Saami Council publishes Open Letter on Sweden ignoring decision from UN Treaty body regarding discrimination in Swedish legislation Jun 18, 2021 Jun 18, 2021 Jun 17, 2021 Ms. Gunn-Britt Retter has been awarded the Knight of the Order of the Lion of Finland for her longstanding devotion to international Arctic cooperation. Jun 17, 2021 Jun 17, 2021 Jun 11, 2021 Arctic Railway plans are an ongoing threat to Sámi reindeer herding Jun 11, 2021 Jun 11, 2021 Jun 9, 2021 Petition: Support the Indigenous peoples voices call on Harvard to shut down the SCoPEx project Jun 9, 2021 Jun 9, 2021 Jun 2, 2021 Saami Council in solidarity with the Tk’emlúps te Secwe̓pemc people Jun 2, 2021 Jun 2, 2021 May 28, 2021 Environmental photo competition May 28, 2021 May 28, 2021 May 20, 2021 Statement at Arctic Council's 12th Ministerial Meeting May 20, 2021 May 20, 2021 May 19, 2021 Course on project management May 19, 2021 May 19, 2021 May 6, 2021 Culture Sápmi in times of COVID-19 May 6, 2021 May 6, 2021 Apr 30, 2021 The Sámi people should have the final say in who is entered in the electoral roll of the Sámi Parliament Apr 30, 2021 Apr 30, 2021 Apr 16, 2021 UNPFII Side event on Indigenous Truth and Reconciliation Commissions: Learning from Global Experiences Apr 16, 2021 Apr 16, 2021 Apr 9, 2021 Saami Council: Finland must repair the human rights violations and ratify ILO 169 Convention Apr 9, 2021 Apr 9, 2021 Mar 17, 2021 Course on the EU market, Sámi livelihoods and Entrepreneurship Mar 17, 2021 Mar 17, 2021 Mar 11, 2021 CESCR recommends Finland to assess the impact of existing laws on the rights of the Sámi people Mar 11, 2021 Mar 11, 2021 Mar 2, 2021 Open letter requesting cancellation of plans for geoengineering related test flights in Kiruna Mar 2, 2021 Mar 2, 2021 Jan 15, 2021 COVID-19 and the Sámi people: Rights of cross-border families and communities must be respected even at times of crisis Jan 15, 2021 Jan 15, 2021 Featured Dec 21, 2020 Saami Council is hosting three Sámi youth webinars on environmental issues Dec 21, 2020 Dec 21, 2020 Dec 21, 2020 Apply internship at Walt Disney Animation Studios Dec 21, 2020 Dec 21, 2020 Dec 18, 2020 Saami Council initiates project on increased Sámi participation in IPCAP Dec 18, 2020 Dec 18, 2020 Dec 16, 2020 In Memory of Evgeny Yushkov Dec 16, 2020 Dec 16, 2020 Dec 11, 2020 Sweden must respect Sámi reindeer herders’ rights when conducting forestry Dec 11, 2020 Dec 11, 2020 Dec 7, 2020 The UN stops the establishment of a mining project in Rönnbäcken Dec 7, 2020 Dec 7, 2020 Nov 30, 2020 Rastigaisa fell area must not be turned into an industrial area ‒ St1’s Davvi wind power plant faces Nordic opposition across borders Nov 30, 2020 Nov 30, 2020 Nov 26, 2020 Meet our new trainees Nov 26, 2020 Nov 26, 2020 Nov 12, 2020 Sámi Youth Biodiversity Workshop Nov 12, 2020 Nov 12, 2020 Nov 10, 2020 Call for nominations to Saami Council’s Honorary Award Nov 10, 2020 Nov 10, 2020 Nov 3, 2020 Saami Council's Prize for Literature 2020 to Kirste Paltto Nov 3, 2020 Nov 3, 2020 Oct 23, 2020 KulturSápmi to be held digitally 3.–4. 11. 2020 Oct 23, 2020 Oct 23, 2020 Sep 18, 2020 The Saami Council addresses UN Special Rapporteur regarding Øyfjellet Wind AS Sep 18, 2020 Sep 18, 2020 Sep 11, 2020 The Saami Council initiates a think tank for the sámi cultural field Sep 11, 2020 Sep 11, 2020 Sep 9, 2020 Co-creating research projects - some personal experiences from Saami Council and Arctic researchers Sep 9, 2020 Sep 9, 2020 Sep 7, 2020 The Saami Council supports appeal from indigenous leaders regarding NorNickel Sep 7, 2020 Sep 7, 2020 Sep 4, 2020 Saami Council publishes fact sheets on Sámi Issues Sep 4, 2020 Sep 4, 2020 Aug 19, 2020 Tonje Margrete Winsnes Johansen is our new employee in the Arctic and Environmental Unit Aug 19, 2020 Aug 19, 2020 Jul 2, 2020 Cross-border survey will provide information on how Culture-Sápmi is coping during the corona crisis Jul 2, 2020 Jul 2, 2020 Jul 1, 2020 The Saami Council calls for global change Jul 1, 2020 Jul 1, 2020 Jun 24, 2020 Anna-Marja Persson is hired as a new project manager in the Arctic and Environment Unit Jun 24, 2020 Jun 24, 2020 Jun 8, 2020 Paid traineeship at the Saami Council Jun 8, 2020 Jun 8, 2020 Jun 4, 2020 “Ruoktu Residency” for kultur-Sápmi Jun 4, 2020 Jun 4, 2020 Jun 2, 2020 Finland violates the rights of the Sámi people by allowing mining companies in Sámi homeland Jun 2, 2020 Jun 2, 2020 Apr 17, 2020 The Saami Council Literature Prize 2020 Apr 17, 2020 Apr 17, 2020 Apr 3, 2020 Let Culture-Sápmi live! Apr 3, 2020 Apr 3, 2020 Mar 23, 2020 Information for grant recipients Mar 23, 2020 Mar 23, 2020 Feb 5, 2020 Saami solidarity with Wet'suwet'en! Feb 5, 2020 Feb 5, 2020 Jan 29, 2020 Stop hatespeech against the Sámi people! Jan 29, 2020 Jan 29, 2020 Featured Aug 14, 2019 News Solidarity with protectors of Mauna Kea Aug 14, 2019 News Aug 14, 2019 News Jul 7, 2019 News Sámi language translation of Frozen 2 Jul 7, 2019 News Jul 7, 2019 News May 7, 2019 Statement, News Statement at Ministerial Meeting May 7, 2019 Statement, News May 7, 2019 Statement, News 2020201820172019 Featured Dec 28, 2018 News Confound by Norway’s disrespect of CERD’s request in the Fosen case Dec 28, 2018 News Dec 28, 2018 News Oct 15, 2018 News, Statement Indigenous knowledge as a precondition for sustainable development Oct 15, 2018 News, Statement Oct 15, 2018 News, Statement Sep 23, 2018 News, Statement Statement: Arctic Railway Sep 23, 2018 News, Statement Sep 23, 2018 News, Statement Jun 13, 2018 News, Statement Statement Ilulissat Jun 13, 2018 News, Statement Jun 13, 2018 News, Statement Apr 20, 2018 News Invitation: How to protect Duodji? Apr 20, 2018 News Apr 20, 2018 News Apr 9, 2018 News Saami Council report to CERD Apr 9, 2018 News Apr 9, 2018 News Mar 14, 2018 News An unacceptable attack on Indigenous Peoples Human rights advocates in the Philippines Mar 14, 2018 News Mar 14, 2018 News 2016 2015 Featured Aug 15, 2016 News Thirty years ago today, the Saami flag was adopted. Aug 15, 2016 News Aug 15, 2016 News Mar 31, 2016 News Cultural funds 2016 granted Mar 31, 2016 News Mar 31, 2016 News Mar 21, 2016 News Moratorium needed on Metsähallitus seize of Sámi forests Mar 21, 2016 News Mar 21, 2016 News Featured Oct 29, 2015 News Saami representative to the UN: Permanent Forum Oct 29, 2015 News Oct 29, 2015 News Oct 29, 2015 Ođđasat, Новости, News Oktasaš Sápmi - fáddán sámekonferánssas // A common Sápmi - theme of the Saami Conference // Общая территория Сапми – тема саамской конференции Oct 29, 2015 Ođđasat, Новости, News Oct 29, 2015 Ođđasat, Новости, News Oct 24, 2015 News Saami Council to Paris for COP 21 Oct 24, 2015 News Oct 24, 2015 News