The Sámi (/ ˈ s ɑː m i / SAH-mee; also spelled Sami or Saami) are the traditionally Sámi-speaking indigenous people inhabiting the region of Sápmi, which today encompasses large northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and of the Kola Peninsula in Russia.

Apr 4, 2025 · The Sami are a people who speak one of the varieties of the Sami language and inhabit Lapland and adjacent areas of northern Norway, Sweden, and Finland, as well as the Kola Peninsula of Russia.

The Sami people (also Sámi, Saami, Lapps and Laplanders) are the indigenous people of Sápmi, or Lapland, which encompasses parts of northern Sweden, Norway, Finland and the Kola Peninsula of Russia. The Sami are one of the largest indigenous groups in Europe, and their ancestral lands span an area the size of Sweden in the Nordic countries.

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, (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.

1) The Sámi are a group of indigenous people that come from the region of Sápmi, which stretches across the northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Kola peninsula in Russia. 2) No-one is exactly sure how many Sámi people there are, but estimates range from between 50,000 – 200,000!

Sápmi, the region the Sámi inhabit across four countries, consists of northern parts of Finland, almost half of Sweden and Norway, as well as parts of the Kola Peninsula in Russia. Out of the ten Sámi languages, nine are still spoken. Three of these are spoken in Finland: North Sámi, Inari Sámi and Skolt Sámi.

Mar 18, 2021 · Sápmi, the land of the Sámi, stretches across the northern part of Scandinavia and Russia’s Kola Peninsula. For a long time the Sámi people have been in contact with the nation states that were established on the land they call home. They have been subjected to discrimination and racism by the Governments in the Nordic countries.

The Sami are one of the world’s indigenous people with their own language, culture and lifestyle, with close connection to nature.

Jul 17, 2024 · The indigenous Sami are one of Sweden's five national minorities. Originally reindeer herders, many today live modern lives.