More than 400 Sami told investigators they are discouraged from maintaining their language and traditions, particularly in boarding schools - Anadolu Ajansı ...

Finland must rectify  injustices committed against the indigenous Sami people, a truth and reconciliation commission said on Thursday as it finalised a report after four years' work.Truth and ...

Finland pursued decades of unjust assimilation practices against the indigenous Sami people inhabiting the northernmost parts of the country, according to a Truth and Reconciliation Commission that ...

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission's report lists 70 recommendations on how Finland can improve its relationship with the Sámi people. Finland must issue an apology to the Sámi people for the ...

Only the Finns Party dismisses the idea of a state apology to the Sámi people, as called for by Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP). When the Sámi Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its final ...

Finland has breached the political rights of its Sami population, the UN Human Rights Committee ruled Monday, charging that Helsinki had violated the indigenous people's right to "internal ...

Finnish lawmakers approved on Thursday a long-awaited legal reform of the Sami parliament that strengthens the rights of Europe's only recognised native people to decide how they are governed. The ...

The new Sami parliament building in Finland is a proud symbol of how far the indigenous people of Europe’s north have come over the past century, from being a culture struggling for survival to a ...