Yle Sapmi

Controversy over logging in Inari, Finland, about to escalate again

The reindeer herding cooperatives that graze their reindeer in the old forests of Inari criticize the state-owned forestry company Metsähallitus Metsätalous Oy for not following the logging plans they have agreed on.
November 25, 2017

Conservationists want to make Lake Inari a national park

A local conservation association in the municipality of Inari, Finland, wants to restrict the construction of cabins on the shores of Lake Inari, and proposes that the great lake and its surroundings is made a national park.
September 25, 2017

“I was hoping for a real election” – only one candidate approved by Skolt Sámi Election Committee

Leading Sámi advocates Veikko Feodoroff, Tanja Sanila and Sergei Kp. Fofonoff were all hoping that the Skolt Sámi in Finland could choose between several candidates in the election of a new official representative for the nation.
September 21, 2017

Sámi traditional knowledge used in waterways restoration in Inari

Waterways are being restored in Inari, Finland, by combining science with Sámi traditional knowledge. The aim is to restore the water resources of the area and the movement patterns of fish into their natural states. According to experts, there is a need for similar projects all around the Sámi Area.
September 01, 2017

"Sápmi may be a quiet place for queer people"

What is it like to represent sexual and gender minorities in the Land of the Sámi?
August 31, 2017

Water in golden river Lemmenjoki gets muddy every year

Gold prospectors and local people have very different views about the extent of muddiness and its impact on nature.
August 29, 2017

“Like terrorists at the bottom of an outhouse”: Being Sámi in the 100-year-old Finland

During the debate forum Yle Sápmi Arena, leading Sámi representatives Jenni Laiti, Tiina Sanila-Aikio and Aslak Pieski discussed what it feels like to be Sámi in Finland today. The discussion ranged from desparate frustration to new enthusiasm.
August 28, 2017

Taking pride in Skolt Sámi roots in Northern Norway again: “People here don’t know that there are still Skolt Sámi in the world”

The Skolt Sámi living in Neiden, Norway, look forward to reviving their language and culture now that a new Skolt Sámi museum has been opened in their village. «The State of Norway must act before the traditional knowledge is lost: the population gets older and older all the time,» says a young Skolt Sámi.
July 31, 2017

The village of Utsjoki is empty: tourists have disappeared – “If this was France, we could already have quite an uprising here”

The ones who run a business in Utsjoki, northern Finland, are in distress as the new fishing restrictions in the River Teno have driven the tourists to fish in other rivers.
July 21, 2017

Fishermen who do not follow new regulations are fined. «This is, of course, unfortunate»

Finnish authorities say illegal fishing has not increased in Northern Lapland this summer, at least so far.
July 16, 2017

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