Sweden's indigenous people, the sámi, have their own cultural heritage, language, flag and parliament Traditional sami occupations are hunting, fishing, farming, and reindeer herding, though only a minority of today's sami make a living from these activities alone, and virtually none live in a natural economy nor have a nomadic lifestyle. Approximately 10,000 sámi live in finland The sámi homeland comprises the municipalities of enontekiö, inari and utsjoki as well as the northern part of the municipality of sodankylä, i.e The area of the reindeer herding cooperative of lapland However, more than 60% of sámi live outside the sámi homeland.
The sami people, often referred to as the indigenous inhabitants of lapland, have a rich cultural heritage that spans across the northern regions of norway, sweden, finland, and russia. Originally, the sámi were skilled hunters, with both men and women engaging in hunting seals and inland wildlife to sustain their communities Over time, their practices evolved into the herding of wild deer, which later became the reindeer husbandry for which the sámi are renowned today. The sámi people (also saami) are a native people of northern europe inhabiting sápmi, which today encompasses northern parts of sweden, norway, finland, and the kola peninsula of russia.
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