Sami Heritage Days
Anniversaries in January
January slowly brings light back into the world, but it can also be sharp and cold. The sun awakens gently in the middle of the month, peeks out for a moment in the middle of the day, before disappearing again behind the horizon. Still, there's comfort in the fact that the year is slowly beginning to brighten.
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Anniversaries in February
The Sami National Day is celebrated on 6 February, as the sun slowly finds its way back to the deep fjords along the coast. The light gradually spreads across snow-covered plains and mountains, and even though winter still holds a firm grip, the brief glimpses of sunshine are a reminder that the days are getting longer and spring is approaching.
Sami Heritage Days
Sámi soga lávlla - Song of the Sami people
Sámi soga lávlla was adopted as the Sámi national anthem at the Sámi conference in Åre in 1986. The text is a poem by Isak Saba, which was written and published in Sagai Muittalægja in 1906. Arne Sørli has set the poem to music.
History and religionSami Heritage Days
Sami National Day
The Sami National Day is celebrated on 6 February in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. The day is also known as Sami People's Day and Sami National Day.
