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Saami Council Headquarters

Acronym: Saami Council

General Information

Identification Code: 823716030314-57
Website: [object Object]
Entity Form: Association
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 2/21/2018
Last Update: 9/18/2023
EP Accredited Number: 0

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.
EU Supported Forums and Platforms: ENV.D.3-Commission expert group on the Birds and Habitats Directives#E02210/13#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=100623 #MEMBER #C#Civil societyForest and Forestry Stakeholder Platform#E03888#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3888 #MEMBER #C#ProfessionalsEU Biodiversity Platform#E02210#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=2210 #MEMBER #C#Civil society
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A

Head Office

Address: Deanugeaidnu 8
Post Code: 9735
City: Karasjok
Country: NORWAY
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EU Office

Address: Deanugeaidnu 8
Post Code: 9735
City: Karasjok
Country: NORWAY
Phone: [object Object]

Financial Data

New Organisation: false
Closed Year: [object Object]
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Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 0
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
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