Sami People
Sápmi
- State
- Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia
- Area
- 388.000 km2
- Population
- 2.000.000 inhabitants (approximately 100.000 belonging to the Sami ethnic group)
- Languages
- Sami language, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish and Russian
- Official languages Sami language (only across the northern regions of Norway and Sweden), Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish and Russian
- Native language speakers
- 1,5% in all Lapland
- Main cities
- Tromso, Murmansk, Kiruna, Alta
- Native political institutions
- Autonomous Government of Lapland in Norway, Sweden and Finland (only across the northern regions)
- Main religious culture
- Lutheran and Orthodox Christians
- National bank holiday
- National Day of the Samis (6 february)
- Parliaments
- Norway (in Karasjok), Sweden (in Kiruna), Finland (in Inari). The native governments hold attributions in the cultural domain only.
