BBC lists Sami journalist Sara Wesslin among world’s 100 most influential women
Sara Wesslin is actively working to revitalize the Skolt Sámi language that was on the brink of extinction. The BBC
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Kids’ band booted from Finnish show over “racist” Indigenous costume
Producers at Finland’s public broadcasting company recently decided to remove inserts by the children’s music group “Herra Heinämäki’s Shed Orchestra”
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Press Freedom Index: Finland slides again, Norway stays ahead
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) published its annual Press Freedom Index on Thursday, placing Finland in fourth position. It’s the second
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Norway and Sweden surpass Finland in 2017 press freedom rankings
Advance reports last week that Finland had lost its top spot on the World Press Freedom Index are now confirmed.
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Finland: Indigenous Sámi TV news kicking off in December
The Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle will begin a wholly in-house produced TV news service in the Sámi language as of
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