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QUICK FACTS:
People groups: 8
Population: 77,950
Unreached people groups: 7
UPG population: 76,150
Unengaged UPGs: 3
UUPG population: 15,500
Number of countries: 3
Affinity Bloc: Eurasian Peoples
Overview: Saami (Sami) is a linguistic variety within the Finno-Ugric family of languages. The Saami are an indigenous people inhabiting the Arctic regions of northern Sweden, Norway, Finland and the Kola Peninsula of Russia. Though they pursue a variety of vocations that include fishing, fur trapping and sheep herding, the Saami are best known for herding reindeer.
Peoples within this cluster: Lule Saami; Saami, Finnish; Saami, Northern; Southern Saami
Countries where they are found: Finland; Norway; Sweden
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