Northern Sámi, a language spoken in the Arctic, has more than 300 words for snow and a special word for "frightened reindeer" – can it survive in a warmer world? ~humanities.languages Article 19 votes
Norway and the Sámi people end a dispute over Europe's largest onshore wind farm – deal includes a future-oriented solution that safeguards reindeer farming rights ~enviro energy.renewable Article 961 words 14 votes
Sámi rights activists in Norway charged over protests against wind farm affecting reindeer herding ~enviro energy.renewable Article 370 words 13 votes
Reindeer noir, the Finnish crime sub-genre influenced by Santa's home town of Rovaniemi ~tv Article 747 words 5 votes
Visitors from across the globe travel to this remote Scandinavian safari camp, despite the fact there's not really any wildlife to see ~travel Article 1636 words 8 votes
Indigenous Sámi activist set up camp outside the Norwegian parliament to protest against wind turbines built on land traditionally used by reindeer herders ~enviro energy.renewable Article 497 words 16 votes
With no dedicated government minister or national representation, the Sámi go to the polls in a vote to elect twenty-one members of the Sámi Parliament in Inari, Finland ~misc politics Article 827 words 12 votes
Respect existence or expect resistance – protests in Norway against wind farm on Sámi land ~enviro energy.renewable Article 484 words 3 votes
Europe's indigenous Sámi people have taken their fight for improved rights to the United Nations ~misc politics Article 730 words 8 votes
Activists block Norway's energy ministry, protesting against wind turbines built on land traditionally used by the Sámi indigenous people ~enviro energy.renewable Article 241 words 4 votes
Sanna Marin's human rights legislation for indigenous Sámi fails – Sámi Parliament Act failed to get past the final committee stage in Finnish parliament ~news finland.sapmi politics law Article 952 words 3 votes
Saami Council has demanded Square Enix remove the Far Northern Attire from Final Fantasy XIV due to the use of cultural property and an infringement of rights ~games Article 369 words 10 votes
In Sweden reindeer herders say their animals are being affected by wind farms and other industry ~enviro energy.renewable Article 1415 words 4 votes
You can now book a reindeer sleigh ride on Uber – the ride-hailing app's new venture is absolutely free, but you'll have to be quick… ~transport Article 309 words 4 votes
Greta Thunberg Foundation has donated £158,000 to cover legal costs of indigenous people in Sweden's Arctic as they battle a British mining company ~enviro Article 764 words 6 votes
Sanna Marin's Finnish government could collapse, as human rights laws stalled – new Sámi Parliament Act is the right of self-determination ~news finland.sapmi politics law Article 1666 words 6 votes
Indigenous Sámi cinema meets a global audience – transformation of the Nordic Pavilion into the “Sámi Pavilion” at this year's Venice Biennale ~movies Article 1313 words 5 votes
Indigenous reindeer herders fear the drive towards a more sustainable economy is destroying their traditional way of life and identity in Sweden ~life Article 1582 words 11 votes
United Nations committee finds Finland violated an international convention on racial discrimination when it comes to the political rights of Sámi ~news finland.sapmi politics Link 5 votes
Three centuries on, a shaman's precious rune drum returns home – instrument confiscated by the Danes is given back to the Sámi ~humanities.history Article 997 words 4 votes
UN experts call for Sweden to scrap a planned iron ore mine – toxic waste and other contaminants would cause 'irreversible risks' to land used by the Sámi ~enviro pollution Article 514 words, published Nov 7 2017 2 votes
Herders in Lapland are struggling to locate thousands of reindeer that have run away after warm weather left the food they graze on covered by a layer of ice ~enviro climate change Article 792 words 5 votes
Norway's supreme court stripped two wind farms of their operating licences in a case that could boost the legal rights of the country's indigenous Sámi people ~enviro energy.renewable Article 404 words 7 votes
Finnish director Jalmari Helander has started principal photography in Lapland and Helsinki on the majority English-language World War II action film ‘Immortal’ ~movies Link 6 votes
Roads into Norway will get new signs with the country name also written in the indigenous Sámi language depending on the region ~humanities.languages Article 218 words 10 votes
Sámi National Day – National day that falls on February 6th. This date was when the first Sámi congress was held in 1917 in Trondheim, Norway ~life Article 398 words 11 votes
Lapland town of Salla highlights climate crisis with 2032 Olympics campaign – tongue-in-cheek promotional video seeks to highlight alarming climate variations ~enviro climate change Article 490 words 7 votes
Sámi reindeer herders file lawsuit against Norway windfarm – indigenous communities say planned Øyfjellet turbines will interfere with migration paths ~enviro energy.renewable Article 1069 words 8 votes
Ralf Wunderlich: ‘When FC Santa Claus called I didn't have to think a lot. Who wouldn't want to work for Santa Claus' official football club?’ ~sports.football Article 702 words 6 votes
Christmas in danger as Santa's Lapland home feels pandemic chill – flocks of tourists who usually start to make merry in Rovaniemi at this time of year cannot enter the country ~life Article 345 words 5 votes
Sámi herders won back exclusive rights to hunting and fishing in their area of the Arctic – but that has led to heightened tensions between them and local Swedes ~life Article 63 words 4 votes
Sweden's climate solution is now the Sámi people's problem – winters are becoming warmer and climate change is making conditions for the reindeer unsafe ~enviro climate change Article 196 words 5 votes
Sweden has been criticized by the UN for failings when it comes to the rights of the indigenous Sámi people ~life Link 9 votes
Supreme Court has granted Sámi in the far north the sole right to manage small-game hunting on its land – and not the Swedish state ~life Link 8 votes
Sámi are the only officially recognised indigenous people in the EU and some of their languages are on the brink of extinction ~humanities.languages Article 12 votes
In Sweden's Arctic, ice atop snow leaves reindeer starving ~enviro climate change Article 1055 words 3 votes
Sweden's indigenous Sámi people threatened by climate change – global warming is putting the lifestyles of Arctic indigenous people under threat ~enviro climate change Article 62 words 7 votes
Norway Sámi community fights for survival as temperatures rise ~enviro climate change Article 426 words 6 votes
Sweden to return remains of twenty-five Sámi people after more than half a century – historic event aimed at mending ties with the community ~humanities.history Link 7 votes
Sound of Lapland captures the pristine beauty of Finland on a mixtape ~music ambient Article 613 words 3 votes