Saami Parliament

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The Saami Parliaments are progressive organs democratically elected every four years in Norway (since 1959), Sweden (1993 ) and Finland (1996 ). In Finland in 1972, a democratically elected body called the Saami Delegation was founded. This represented a great step towards self-determination (Cultural self-determination) in Saami-internal affairs. The Saami Parliaments are advisory bodies without legislative power. The Saami Parliament Acts of the three countries contain a definition of a Saami, the main criterion for which is language. This has supplanted the criterion of occupation, which was previously applied mainly in Sweden. Among the major political matters dealt with by the Saami Parliaments are questions relating to [[Tiedosto:p> |thumb|600px|{{{2}}}]]