The sami people are the indigenous inhabitants of sápmi, a cultural region spanning northern parts of norway, sweden, finland, and russia's kola peninsula. Origins and homeland sápmi lies mostly … The sami are one of the world’s indigenous people with their own language, culture and lifestyle, with close connection to nature.

Three of these are spoken in finland: North sámi, inari sámi and skolt sámi. Traditional sami occupations are hunting, fishing, farming, and reindeer herding, though only a minority of today's sami make a living from these activities alone, and virtually none live in a natural economy …