Finland must rectify injustices committed against the indigenous Sami people, a truth and reconciliation commission said on Thursday as it finalised a report after four years' work. The commission ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Earlier this month, the Finnish government released its Truth and Reconciliation report, which documents years of harm done to the ...

(The Conversation) — In May 2025, Tapio Luoma, archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, delivered an apology to the Sámi, the only recognized Indigenous people in the European Union.

Reindeer crowd around Raisa Kitti as soon as she enters the paddock, sticking their big, velvety noses into the sled full of food she’s towing. They trot behind her as she scatters the pellets in a ...

UTSJOKI, Finland — It was well past midnight when Mihkku Laiti appeared on stage to perform at an open-air music festival in the Finnish village of Utsjoki, north of the Arctic circle. Despite the ...

A Finnish truth and reconciliation commission on Thursday urged Finland to rectify historic injustices committed against the indigenous Sami people, as it finalised a report after four years' work.

'It is clear to me that an apology must be made,' Petteri Orpo said - Copyright Lehtikuva/AFP Markku Ulander 'It is clear to me that an apology must be made,' Petteri ...