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4 days ago · Anders Börje Salming (Swedish: [ˈbœ̂rjɛ ˈsâlːmɪŋ] (listen ⓘ); 17 April 1951 – 24 November 2022) was a Swedish ice hockey player. He was a defenceman who played professionally for 23 seasons, for the clubs Brynäs IF, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, and AIK. He spent 16 seasons with the Maple Leafs, who retired his number ...
4 days ago · Kiruna ( Swedish: [ˈkǐːrʉna]; [ 2] Northern Sami: Giron [ˈkiron]; Finnish: Kiiruna [ˈkiːrunɑ]) is the northernmost city in Sweden, situated in the province of Lapland. It had 17,002 inhabitants in 2016 [ 3] and is the seat of Kiruna Municipality (population: 23,167 in 2016) [ 4] in Norrbotten County.
3 days ago · Northern Sámi or North Sámi ( English: / ˈsɑːmi / SAH-mee; [ 5] Northern Sami: Davvisámegiella [ˈtavːiːˌsaːmeˌkie̯lːa]; Finnish: Pohjoissaame [ˈpohjoi̯ˌsːɑːme]; Norwegian: Nordsamisk; Swedish: Nordsamiska; disapproved exonym Lappish or Lapp) is the most widely spoken of all Sámi languages.
Jul 31, 2024 · The Sami are an indigenous people who inhabit Sápmi, their preferred name for Lapland, and adjacent areas of northern Norway, Sweden, and Finland as well as the Kola Peninsula of Russia. They are speakers of the Sami languages, which are endangered.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- The Sami are an indigenous people who inhabit Sápmi, their preferred name for Lapland, and adjacent areas of northern Norway, Sweden, and Finland a...
- The Sami who inhabit Sápmi today are the descendants of nomadic peoples who had inhabited northern Scandinavia and what is now Finland for thousand...
- Reindeer herding was the traditional basis of the Sami economy, although that practice has significantly declined. The Sami people engage in fishin...
Aug 5, 2024 · In Sweden, the Sámi have been recognized as an indigenous people since 1977. The Sámi Parliament in Sweden estimates their number to be between 20,000 and 35,000. Of these, more than 8,000 have registered in the Sámi electoral register.
5 days ago · The words are Gustav’s, a Sámi boy in the Swedish children’s film, Misa mi (‘Misa Mine’ ( 2003). Misa, the protagonist, has just told Gustav that she must rescue the cubs of a dead wolf from poachers, because she made a promise to the dying wolf. Gustav draws the conclusion that Misa is as weird as, or even weirder than, his Sámi ...
4 days ago · Throughout the 20th century, many Finnish people with the surname Salmi migrated to various countries such as Sweden, the United States, and Canada, spreading the name far beyond its geographical roots. In these new settings, descendants of Salmi families have often assimilated into their local cultures while still cherishing their Finnish ...
