Sàmi National Day 6th of February

The 6th of February is the Sàmi National day and is shared by all Sàmi people in Norway, Finland, Sweden, and Russia.

The Sàmi people have, throughout history, had to fight for their culture and for equal rights. The first Sàmi national meeting in Trondheim in 1917 was a turning point for the Sàmi people. This was the first time in history that northern and southern Sàmi people from the Nordic region gathered for a major meeting to discuss shared Sàmi issues across national borders.

A Sàmi awareness was born and the long process toward equality in democracy and international law began. 

The Sàmi national day was adopted by the Sàmi Conference in Helsinki in 1992 and is shared for all Sàmi in Norway, Finland, Sweden, and Russia. It was first celebrated in 1993 at the same time as the UN's International Year for the World's Indigenous People was officially opened in Karasjok.

In 2003, the 6th of February became an official flag day.

The day is not an official UN day, but a day that is marked in the Nordic region. FN marks the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples on the 9th of August each year.