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. 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. 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. The sami people live in four countries Norway, sweden, finland, and russia The total population in these four countries is estimated at approx 80,000, of whom around half live in norway.
We, the sámi people, have occupied and lived in these areas for thousands of years. 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. We explore the rich cultural tapestry of the sámi people, often known as lapp or saami, who have inhabited the arctic circle’s expanses for thousands of years This section delves into the historical context and linguistic identity quintessential to grasping sámi culture. Out of the ten sámi languages, nine are still spoken Three of these are spoken in finland
North sámi, inari sámi and skolt sámi. There has been a discovery of a “sámi motif,” which is a group of three specific mutations found in 1/3 of the sámi people The significance of this rests with the fact that this mutation has only been found in six other samples One was finnish and the remaining five were karelian.
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