Sámi Parliament of Finland

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The Sámi Parliament of Finland is the representative body of the Sámi people in Finland, responsible for safeguarding their cultural and linguistic rights and promoting the use and development of Sámi languages.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf indigenous parliament
public authority
advises Government of Finland
linked to: Finnish government

Parliament of Finland
appliesToEthnicGroup Sámi people
linked to: Sámi
chairpersonTitle President of the Sámi Parliament of Finland
coordinates 68.905°N 27.028°E
country Finland
electoralTerm 4 years
fundedBy State budget of Finland
hasChairperson Pirita Näkkäläjärvi
hasExecutiveBody Sámi Parliament Executive Board
hasJurisdictionOver Sámi homeland in Finland
hasNumberOfMembers 21
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.samediggi.fi
headquartersLocation Inari
linked to: Inari, Finland
inception 1996
isElectedBy Sámi people in Finland
languageOfWorkOrName Finnish
Inari Sámi
Northern Sámi
Skolt Sámi
linked to: Skolt Sami language
legalBasis Act on the Sámi Parliament (974/1995)
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Lapland
locatedInBuilding Sajos
locatedInTimeZone Eastern European Summer Time
Eastern European Time
mainBuilding Sajos cultural and administrative centre
officialName Sámediggi – Saamelaiskäräjät
partOf Nordic Sámi parliamentary cooperation
linked to: Sámi parliaments
previousChairperson Johan Mikkel Sara
Klemetti Näkkäläjärvi
Pekka Aikio
Tiina Sanila-Aikio
Tuomas Aslak Juuso
primaryRole development of Sámi culture
promotion of Sámi languages
representation of Sámi people in Finland
safeguarding Sámi cultural rights
safeguarding Sámi linguistic rights
replaces Sámi Delegation
seeAlso Sámi Parliament of Norway
Sámi Parliament of Sweden
Sámi Parliamentary Council
shortName Saamelaiskäräjät
Sametinget
Sámediggi
linked to: Sámediggi (Norway)

Sääʹmteʹǧǧ
SámiHomelandMunicipality Enontekiö
Inari
linked to: Inari, Finland

Sodankylä (northern part)
linked to: Sodankylä

Utsjoki

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Inari Sámi hasOfficialSupportFrom Sámi Parliament of Finland
Sami people hasAutonomousInstitution Sami Parliament of Finland
linked to: Sámi Parliament of Finland
Sámediggi (Sweden) seeAlso Sámi Parliament of Finland
Sámediggi (Finland) replaces Sámi Delegation (Finland)
linked to: Sámi Parliament of Finland
Northern Sami regulatingBody Sámi Parliament of Finland
subject linked to: Northern Sami language
Inari municipality hasNotableInstitution Sámi Parliament of Finland
Sámi Parliament of Finland replaces Sámi Delegation
linked to: Sámi Parliament of Finland
Sámi Language Council in Finland partOf Sámi Parliament of Finland
Sámi Language Council in Finland parentOrganization Sámi Parliament of Finland
Sámi Language Council in Finland advises Sámi Parliament of Finland
Sápmi hasRepresentativeBody Sámi Parliament of Finland
Sámi parliaments hasPart Sámi Parliament of Finland
Sami Parliament of Sweden seeAlso Sami Parliament of Finland
linked to: Sámi Parliament of Finland
Sami Parliamentary Council hasMemberBody Sami Parliament of Finland
linked to: Sámi Parliament of Finland
Sami Parliamentary Council cooperatesWith Sami Parliament of Finland
linked to: Sámi Parliament of Finland
Saamelaiskäräjät officialName The Sámi Parliament in Finland
linked to: Sámi Parliament of Finland
Saamelaiskäräjät legislativeBody Plenum of Saamelaiskäräjät
linked to: Sámi Parliament of Finland
Sametinget i Finland elects Sámi Parliament President
linked to: Sámi Parliament of Finland
Inari, Finland hasCulturalInstitution Sámi Parliament of Finland
Act on the Sámi Parliament (974/1995) regulates Sámi Parliament of Finland
Sámi Parliament of Russia cooperatesWith Sámi Parliament of Finland
North Sámi regulatingBody Sámi Parliament of Finland