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Truth commission urges Finland to rectify Sami injustices

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 ...
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Scandinavia has its own dark history of assimilating Indigenous people, and churches played a role – but are apologizing

A church in Kiruna, Sweden, designed by architect Gustaf Wickman to resemble a Sami hut. Apolline Guillerot-Malick/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images In May 2025, Tapio Luoma, archbishop of the ...
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A rap festival near the Arctic Ocean delights crowds under the midnight sun

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 ...
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Truth commission urges Finland to rectify Sami injustices

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.
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Scandinavia has its own dark history of assimilating Indigenous people, and churches played a role – but are apologizing

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. Speaking on behalf of ...
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Truth commission urges Finland to rectify Sami injustices

'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 ...