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The Sámi (/ ˈ s ɑː m i / SAH-mee; also spelled Sami or Saami) are the traditionally Sámi-speaking peoples inhabiting the region of Sápmi, which today encompasses large northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and of the Kola Peninsula in Russia.
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The Sámi people (also Saami) are a Native people of northern...
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Sápmi ( Northern Sami: [ˈsapmi], [1] Lule Sami: Sábme /...
- Origins of the Sámi
Origins of the Sámi. Sámi people from Karasjok painted by...
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Apr 4, 2024 · The Sami are the descendants of nomadic peoples who had inhabited northern Scandinavia for thousands of years. When the Finns entered Finland, beginning about ad 100, Sami settlements were probably dispersed over the whole of that country; today they are confined to its northern extremity. In Sweden and Norway they have similarly been pushed north.
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- Who are the Sami?The Sami are an indigenous people who inhabit Sápmi, their preferred name for Lapland, and adjacent areas of northern Norway, Sweden, and Finland a...
- Where do the Sami come from?The Sami who inhabit Sápmi today are the descendants of nomadic peoples who had inhabited northern Scandinavia and what is now Finland for thousand...
- What do the Sami do?Reindeer herding was the traditional basis of the Sami economy, although that practice has significantly declined. The Sami people engage in fishin...
The Sámi (also spelled as Saami or Sami) are an ethnic group of people. Their homeland is Sápmi, which is in far northern Europe: Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. There are from 80,000 to 135,000 Sami people in the world. The Sami are sometimes called Lapps, but this is insulting and has a negative meaning.
The Sami, (also commonly spelled Sámi, Saami, or Same) are the Indigenous People of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and the Russian Kola Peninsula. They call their ancestral land—where they have lived for thousands of years—Sápmi.
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