Sami People: Facts And History About The Only Indigenous People Of Most Northern Europe

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Sami culture is the oldest in large areas of northern Europe. Before the Swedish, Finnish, or Viking culture had developed, the Scandinavian was populated by the Sami people (earlier referred to as the Saemieh). The Sami have always focused the interest of the Greek and Roman historians of antiquity and present-day scholars.

The oldest written source of knowledge on the Sami is that of the Roman historian Tacitus, which dates back to 98 AD. However, his account was most certainly based on unverified sources only. The Sami were the first to trade with Vikings and later with other northern European travelers.

The Arctic area of Sápmi is their homeland.

The Sami (Sámi) people, who live in the far north of Europe, have never had a sovereign state of their own. Today, they live in four countries: Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. Approximately 80,000 Sami people live in these four countries; however, around half live in almost all parts of Norway. Currently, there are Sami political, cultural, and youth organizations in all four countries and a Sami Parliament in each of the three Scandinavian ones.

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