📅 9 Oktober 1989
The opening of the elected Sámi Parliament created a representative body for Sámi people under Norwegian law. It formed an institutional setting for later state acknowledgment and apology, while its...
📅 23 November 2023
The government extended the commission after it became clear that more time was needed to collect testimony and prepare its final report. It reiterated the aim that Finland take responsibility for...
📅 13 November 2025
The government created a cross-party working group to assess the commission’s recommendations and draft a shared parliamentary view on follow-up. The step prepared implementation but did not...
📅 4 December 2025
The report was delivered to the Finnish Government, Sámi Parliament and Skolt Sámi Siida Council. It examined historical and current discrimination, state assimilation and rights violations and...
