A waving Sámi flag; columns of red, green, yellow and blue of varying widths, overlaid in the middle by a ring that is half blue and half red.
A waving Sámi flag; columns of red, green, yellow and blue of varying widths, overlaid in the middle by a ring that is half blue and half red.

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The Sámi

The Indigenous People of Finland

The Sámi are the only recognised Indigenous People in the EU area. Their northern homeland, called Sápmi, is divided into four parts by the borders of the nation-states Finland, Sweden, Norway and Russia. The Sámi flag was recognised in 1986; the same colours commonly appear in the traditional Sámi garb called “gákti.”

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