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Rerun Sámi election in Finland prompts 22 complaints

Yle News
Posted: Monday, July 22, 2024 at 11:19
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The courts had ordered elections to be re-run with 65 excluded voters returned to the electoral register. There have been

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 Finland General Politics Politics (Finland) 

“Sámi Parliament election in Finland: 2 candidates by court ruling

The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 10:26
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By Hannah Thule The court ordered repeat election of the 2023 Sámi Parliament has started. Five out of the 36

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 Finland General Politics Politics (Finland) 

Finland’s President makes first official visit to Lapland

The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, May 24, 2024 at 13:19 — Last Updated: Friday, May 24, 2024 at 13:21
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By Hannah Thule, The Independent Barents Observer  Finland’s newly elected President, Alexander Stubb, on Friday met with reindeer herders, citizens,

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Featured • Zone 3 Politics Politics (Finland) 

Sámi Parliament board sign UN complaint over election re-run

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 16:51 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 16:52
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The Executive Council of the Sámi Parliament has written to the UN’s Human Rights Committee to protest an order to

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 Finland General News Society Society (Finland) 

Sami mark 50th anniversary of their Parliament in Finland

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, November 9, 2023 at 14:59 — Last Updated: Thursday, November 9, 2023 at 15:11
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Sami in Finland marked the 50th anniversary of their Parliament on Thursday, saying it’s a testament to the progress made.

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* Featured * Environment Environment (Finland) Featured • Zone 2 Finland General News 

Sámi knowledge helps developing climate policies

The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 10:44 — Last Updated: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 15:07
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By Johannes Jauhiainen Finland’s recently launched Sámi Climate Council aims to introduce new ways of making decisions in the Arctic.

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Society Society (Finland) 

Finland: National Sámi Day

Yle News
Posted: Monday, February 6, 2023 at 10:11
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Finland celebrates National Sámi Day on Monday, writes farming union newspaper Maaseudun Tulevaisuus (siirryt toiseen palveluun) (MT). The day commemorates the first

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Blog Featured • Zone 3 Newsroom Picks • zone 3 Norway 

Blog: Moving North – Arctic Frontiers in a changing world

Irene Quaile
Posted: Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 10:29 — Last Updated: Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 12:59
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Tromso is living up to its image as Norway’s Arctic capital, as I step off the plane into a flurry

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 1 Finland General Politics Politics (Finland) 

Contested Sámi Parliament law heading to Finnish parliament following Centre pushback

Yle News
Posted: Friday, November 18, 2022 at 10:26
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After ministers voted 11 to 3, Justice Minister Anna-Maja Henriksson, who drafted the bill, said she regretted the decision was

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* Featured * Countries Featured • Zone 3 Finland General News Society Society (Finland) 

Truth & Reconciliation Commission in Finland—Election of new commissioners postponed

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, August 25, 2022 at 14:07
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The Sami Parliament in Finland postponed the election of new commissioners to the country’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission this month

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* Featured * Countries Environment Environment (Sweden) Featured • Zone 3 General Sweden 

Icy conditions in Sweden causing trouble for Sami reindeer herds

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, January 24, 2022 at 11:54
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So far this year, 22 reindeer herding areas in northern Sweden have applied to the Sami Parliament for emergency compensation,

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General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Russia shuts down Arctic Indigenous rights group

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at 10:04 — Last Updated: Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at 10:11
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Director of the group, Rodion Sulyandziga, says Russia’s goal with the shutdown is to keep indigenous peoples outside any international,

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Canada General News Politics Politics (Canada) 

Inuit, Sami leading the way in Indigenous self-determination, study says

Emily Blake, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at 10:11 — Last Updated: Friday, February 8, 2019 at 10:36
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Indigenous peoples across the globe have been pursuing greater control over their lands and lives and new research says two

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Finland General News Politics Politics (Finland) 

UN Committee blasts Finland over electorate ruling for Sami Parliament

Yle News
Posted: Friday, February 1, 2019 at 12:15 — Last Updated: Friday, February 1, 2019 at 15:46
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The UN has criticised Finland’s administrative courts for adding 93 people to the electoral register for the Sami parliament against

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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