 Sámi homeland (Finland)

The Sámi homeland of Finland ("Saamelaisten kotiseutualue" in Finnish, "Sámiid ruovttuguovllu" in Northern Sámi, "Samernas hembygdsområde" in Swedish, sometimes officially translated as Sámi Domicile Area) is the northernmost part of the Lappi (Lapland) administrative region in Finland, home of approximately half of Finland's Sámi population.The area is defined in and protected by the Finnish constitution (17 § and 121 §) to be autonomous on issues relating to the Sámi culture and language.