The Government appointed the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Concerning the Sámi People on 28 October 2021. The matter was prepared in close cooperation with representatives of the Finnish state, the Sámi Parliament and the Skolt Sámi Siida Council. 

The objective of the commission’s work is to gather Sámi people’s experiences of the actions of the Finnish state and authorities and their effects on the Sámi people, and to make this information visible. The term of the commission will continue until 31 December 2025.

The purpose of the truth and reconciliation process is:

• identify and assess historical and current discrimination, including state assimilation policy, and violations of rights,
• find out how these injustices affect the Sámi people and their communities today,
• propose ways to promote links between the Sámi and the state of Finland and among the Sámi people, and
• raise awareness about the Sámi as the indigenous people of Finland.