Saami Council Headquarters

Acronym: Saami Council

General Information

Identification Code: 823716030314-57

Website: http://www.saamicouncil.net

Entity Form: Association

Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar

Registration Date: 2/21/2018

Last Update: 9/18/2023

Mission & Interests

Goals: The Saami Council, founded in 1956, is a non–governmental organization, with Sámi member organizations in Finland, Russia, Norway and Sweden. The primary aim of the Saami Council is the promotion of Sámi rights and interests in the four countries where the Sámi are living. The main task of the Saami Council is to consolidate the feeling of affinity among the Sámi people, to attain recognition for the Sámi as a nation and to maintain the cultural, political, economic and social rights of the Sámi in the legislation of the four states and in agreements between states and Saami representative organizations. The Saami Council participates in international processes on topics such as indigenous peoples, culture, human rights and arctic and environment. Saami Council renders opinions and makes proposals on questions concerning Sámi people’s livelihoods, rights, language and culture and especially on issues concerning Sámi in different countries.

Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests

Interests:

Agriculture and rural development
Budget
Business and industry
Climate action
Communication
Culture
Culture and media
Digital economy and society
Education and training
Employment and social affairs
Energy
Environment
External relations
Food safety
Foreign affairs and security policy
Humanitarian aid and civil protection
Institutional affairs
International co-operation and development
Justice and fundamental rights
Maritime affairs and fisheries
Public health
Regional policy
Research and innovation
Transport
Youth

Levels of Interest:

european
global
national
sub-national

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: The Saami Council is following EU's work on Arctic issues, Indigenous Peoples issues as well as cross border initiatives.

Communication Activities: The Saami Council received a target grant from European Maritime and Fisheries Fund named "Support to awareness raising about the Saami 2019". The objective of this project was to find ways and means how to raise awareness about the Sámi people within the EU institutions. This included both capacity-building activities such as fact sheets, cooperation, and information sharing with relevant stakeholders but also to build strong and resilient partnerships with EU institutions. The Saami Council received a new target grant from European Maritime and Fisheries Fund in 2022 to build bridges and awareness between the Saami people and EU institutions. The Saami Council is also finalizing an Interreg project called "Filling the EU-Sápmi knowledge gaps". The project aims at building capacity and strengthening the Sámi civil society so the Sámi people can participate in EU decision-making process as well as build strong and resilient Sámi societies. The project was nominated for the Regiostar reward. The Saami Council was also a partner in the Erasmus + project "Mobile Virtual Learning for Indigenous Languages". The project developed an app called IndyLan designed specifically for users to learn not only some of Europe’s endangered languages but also more about the cultures of the people who speak these languages.

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Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A

Head Office

Address: Deanugeaidnu 8

Post Code: 9735

City: Karasjok

Country: NORWAY

Phone:

Indic Phone: 47

Phone Number: 95025926

EU Office

Address: Deanugeaidnu 8

Post Code: 9735

City: Karasjok

Country: NORWAY

Phone:

Indic Phone: 47

Phone Number: 95025926

Financial Data

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Total Budget: 1621069

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Source: European Commission
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Membership Information

Members: 3

Members F T E: 3

Structure

Structure Type: Structure

Is Member Of: MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS OF THE SAAMI COUNCIL Reindeer Herders Association of Sweden (BEO) http://renagarforbundet.se/ Kola Saami Association (AKS) Saami Association of the Murmansk Region (OOSMO) Reindeer Herders Association of Norway (NBR) http://www.reindriftsame.no/ Saami Association of Norway (NSR) http://nsr.no/ National Association Sáme Ätnam (RSÄ) (Sweden) http://www.sameatnam.se/start/ Saami Peoples Union (SÁL) (Norway) http://samene.no/ National Union of the Swedish Saami People (SSR) http://www.sapmi.se/ Central Saami Association (SSG) (Finland)

Organisation Members: n/a