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Finland’s Indigenous Sami people facing threats to their traditional way of life

Finland’s Indigenous Sami people facing threats to their traditional way of life

Update: 2025-12-04
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Finland is set to publish a report looking at past and present mistreatment of indigenous Arctic people known as the Sami. Their way of life is being impacted by climate change, the logging of reindeer herding lands and denial of fishing rights. Al Jazeera’s Paul Rhys reports from Lapland in the Finnish Arctic. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://x.com/ajenglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Finland #Sami #ReindeerHerding #ArcticLife #ClimateChange #IndigenousRights #Lapland #Finland #CulturalHeritage #Sapmi #AlJazeeraEnglish
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Finland’s Indigenous Sami people facing threats to their traditional way of life

Finland’s Indigenous Sami people facing threats to their traditional way of life

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