Sámi Parliament of Sweden

Sámi Parliament in Sweden Northern Sami: Sámediggi Swedish: Sametinget
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	1 January 1993 (1993-01-01)
Preceded by	Swedish Sámi Council
Leadership
Speaker	Paulus Kuoljok, Samelandspartiet/Sámiid Riikabellodat since 2017
President of the Sámi Parliament	Paulus Kuoljok, Samelandspartiet/Sámiid Riikabellodat since 2017
Structure
Seats	31[1]
Political groups	Jakt- och Fiskesamerna (12)    Sámiid Riikkabellodat/ Samelandspartiet (6)    Guovssonásti (5)    Vuovdega- Skogssamerna (3)    Landspartiet Svenska Samer (2)    Samerna (2)    Mijjen Geajnoe (1)
Elections
Last election	2021
Next election	2025
Meeting place
Sámi Parliament of Sweden Building Kiruna, Sweden
Website
www.sametinget.se

The Sámi Parliament of Sweden (Swedish: Sametinget, Northern Sami: Sámediggi) is the representative body for people of Sámi heritage in Sweden based in Kiruna. It acts as an institution of cultural autonomy for the indigenous Sámi people.

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History[]

The Sami Parliament Act, Sametingslag (1992:1433), established the Swedish Sami Parliament as of 1 January 1993. By law, the first official elections were held on 16 May 1993. Its first session was opened by the King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf, on 26 August 1993 in Kiruna. It has 31 representatives, who are elected every four years by general vote. The current chairperson of the Sámi Parliament is , since 2017. The chairperson is formally assigned by the Swedish Government upon the proposal of the Sami Parliament.

The was held on 16 May 2021, with 9220 people registered as voters, mostly living in Norrbotten or Västerbotten.^[2][3][4]

Responsibilities[]

Sweden has taken this active part for two reasons:

• to recognise the Sámi minority as an indigenous people to distinguish it from other minorities;
• to raise the Sámi minority influence which comes into conflict with the European majority democracy system, i.e., the group with the most votes wins.

Voting system[]

Sámi Parliament is democratically elected and acts as an autonomous authority. Sámi inhabitants have a vote, in addition to the regular elections in Sweden, to elect representatives to the Sámi Parliament if:^{[citation needed]}

• they identify as culturally or ethnically Sámi, and either
  • they speak a Sámi language, or
  • they have had or have a parent, or grandparent, that speaks or spoke a Sámi language

See also[]

• List of Chairpersons of the Sami Parliament of Sweden
• Sámi politics
• Sámi Parliament of Finland
• Sámi Parliament of Norway
• Sámi Parliament of Russia

References[]

External links[]

• Sami Parliament of Sweden