Sámi Parliament of Norway

Sámi Parliament in Norway

Northern Sami: *Sámediggi*
Lule Sami: *Sámedigge*
Pite Sami: *Sámedigge*
Ume Sami: *Sámiediggie*
Southern Sami: *Saemiedigkie*
Skolt Sami: *Sääʹmteʹǧǧ*
Norwegian: *Sametinget*
Sámi Parliament in Norway ; Northern Sami: Sámediggi; Lule Sami: Sámedigge; Pite Sami: Sámedigge; Ume Sami: Sámiediggie; Southern Sami: Saemiedigkie; Skolt Sami: Sääʹmteʹǧǧ; Norwegian: Sametinget
9th Sámi Parliament
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	9 October 1989
Preceded by	Norwegian Sámi Council
Leadership
Speaker	Tom Sottinen, Labour ; since 15 June 2018
Deputy speaker	Tor Gunnar Nystad, NSR ; since 12 October 2017
President of the Sámi Parliament	Silje Karine Muotka, NSR ; since 21 October 2021
Structure
Seats	39
Political groups	Governing Council (21) Norwegian Sámi Association (17); Centre Party (3); Ávjovári Moving Sámi List (1); Opposition (18) Nordkalottfolket (9); Labour Party (6); Sámi People's Party (1); Progress Party (1); Independent (1);
Elections
Voting system	Open list proportional representation; Modified Sainte-Laguë method
Last election	13 September 2021
Next election	September 2025
Meeting place
	Sámi Parliament of Norway Building; Karasjok, Norway
Website
	www.sametinget.no

The Sámi Parliament of Norway (Norwegian: Sametinget, Northern Sami: Sámediggi [ˈsaːmeˌtiɡːiː], Lule Sami and Pite Sami: Sámedigge, Ume Sami: Sámiediggie, Southern Sami: Saemiedigkie, Skolt Sami: Sääʹmteʹǧǧ) is the representative body for people of Sámi heritage in Norway. It acts as an institution of cultural autonomy for the Sami people of Norway.

The parliament opened on 9 October 1989 and its seat is in the village of Kárášjohka (Karasjok) in Kárášjoga Municipality in Finnmark county. It currently has 39 representatives, who are elected every four years by direct vote from 7 constituencies. The last election was in 2021. Unlike the neighboring Sámi Parliament of Finland, the 7 constituencies cover the entire country. The current president is Silje Karine Muotka who represents the Norwegian Sámi Association.