The Sámi Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Finland published its final report on 4.12.2025. The term of the commission ended on 31 December 2025.
The material produced as part of the reconciliation process will be archived in the Sámi Archive of the National Archives of Finland. Information requests should be directed to the Sámi Archive.
“Haluan, että kansani elämä paranee” – Loppuraportti OSA I: https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-383-940-3
“Kyllä se on yhtä taistelua” – Loppuraportti OSA II, kuulemiset: https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-383-984-7
Yhteenveto saamelaisten totuus- ja sovintokomission ehdotuksista: https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-383-980-9
Õʹhtt eǩeässmõš säʹmmlai tuõtt vuõtt – da suåvâdvuõtt komissio eʹtǩǩõõzzin: https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-383-992-2
Čuákánkiäsu sämmilij tuotâvuotâ- já sovâdâttâmkomissio iävtuttâsâin: https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-383-976-2
Čoahkkáigeassu sámiid duohtavuohta- ja soabadankommišuvnna evttohusain: https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-383-960-1
Sammanfattning av förslagen från sanningsoch försoningskommissionen för samer: https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-383-996-0
A summary of the proposals given by the Sámi Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Finland: https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-383-956-4
Content warning: The event includes descriptions of sensitive topics, historical injustices, and shocking events, including topics such as suicide, abuse of children, and sexual abuse. If needed, please reach out to Uvjj – Uvjâ – Uvja. The support unit offers low-threshold mental health services in Sámi languages and in Finnish.
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.
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