Where do the Sami people live?
Sami people different. Finns living in Finnish Lapland generally call themselves "lappilainen", whereas the similar word for the Sámi people is "lappalainen". This can be confusing for foreign visitors because of the similar lives Finns and Sámi people live today in Lapland. Lappalainen is also a common family name in Finland. As in the Scandinavian languages, "lappalainen" is often considered archaic or pejorative, and "saamelainen" is used instead, at least in official contexts. Since prehistoric times, the Sami people of Arctic Europe have lived and worked in an area that stretches over the northern parts of the regions now known as Norway,
Sami people not mean that hunters, herders, and fishing people do not know where the borders of their territories are located as well as those of their neighbors. Although the Sami have considered themselves to be one people throughout history, the idea of Sápmi, a Sami nation, first gained acceptance among the Sami in the 1970s, and even later among the majority population. During the 1980s and 1990s, a flag was created, a national song was written, and the date of a national day was settled. The Sami flag was inaugurated during the Sami Conference in Åre, Sweden, on 15 August 1986.