Sápmi
Sign in to saveis the cultural region traditionally inhabited by the Sámi people. Sápmi includes the northern parts of Fennoscandia, stretching over four countries: Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. Most of Sápmi lies north of the Arctic Circle, bounded by the Barents Sea, Norwegian Sea, and White Sea. In the south, Sápmi extends to the counties of Trøndelag in Norway and Jämtland in Sweden.
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Sápmi is the traditional homeland of the Sámi people, spanning the northern regions of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia, mostly north of the Arctic Circle. It matters as the cultural and geographical center of Sámi identity and heritage in this far northern part of Europe.
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Key facts
- Country.conventional_long_name
- Sápmi
- Country.image_flag
- Sami flag.svg
- Country.image_map
- Sami Language Recognition.jpg
- Country.map_caption
- Location of Sápmi: dark red line showing the Southern limit of the areas traditionally inhabited by the Sámi
- Country.national_anthem
- Sámi soga lávlla File:Sámi_Soga_Lávlla.ogg
- Country.sovereignty_type
- Integrated parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia respectively, but with varying degrees of autonomy for the Sami
- Country.languages
- Sámi languages, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Meänkieli, Kven and Russian
- Country.demonym
- Sámi
- Country.languages_type
- Regional
- Country.time_zone
- CET, EET, FET
- Country.utc_offset
- +1 to +3
Article
30 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Geography
- Landscape
- Climate
- Natural resources
- Cultural subdivisions
- East Sápmi
- Central Sápmi
- South Sápmi
- Sámi languages
- Demography
- Politics
- Sámi Parliaments
- Sámi Parliamentary Council
- Saami Council
- Russia
- Norway
- Sweden
- Finland
- Coats of arms of Sami communities
- Sports
- Notable places
- North Sámi area
- South Sápmi
- East Sápmi
- See also
- References
- Citations
- Sources
- External links
is the cultural region traditionally inhabited by the Sámi people. Sápmi includes the northern parts of Fennoscandia, stretching over four countries: Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. Most of Sápmi lies north of the Arctic Circle, bounded by the Barents Sea, Norwegian Sea, and White Sea. In the south, Sápmi extends to the counties of Trøndelag in Norway and Jämtland in Sweden.
Most of the Sámi population is concentrated in a few traditional areas in the northernmost part of Sápmi, such as Kautokeino and Karasjok. Inari is considered one of the centres of Sámi culture. In the past, the Sámi settlement reached much farther south, possibly to present-day Oslo in the west and the lakes Ladoga and Onega in the east.