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. We the sámi people want to advise visitors about how to act and how to behave when visiting our home
We, the sámi people, have occupied and lived in these areas for thousands of years. Out of the ten sámi languages, nine are still spoken Three of these are spoken in finland North sámi, inari sámi and skolt sámi. Sweden's indigenous people, the sámi, have their own cultural heritage, language, flag and parliament The sami people live in four countries
The total population in these four countries is estimated at approx 80,000, of whom around half live in norway. Sápmi—a vast region located in northern fennoscandia—ranges across tundra, mountains, valleys, forests, lakes, and rivers Traveling from north to south, the land is varied and multifarious, and carries memories, stories, and songs In the winter, the landscape is covered in snow.
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