The sami are one of the world’s indigenous people with their own language, culture and lifestyle, with close connection to nature. Out of the ten sámi languages, nine are still spoken. Three of these are spoken in finland:

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 … 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 …