▁The ▁first ▁time ▁Sam i ▁National ▁Day ▁was ▁celebrated ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁when ▁the ▁International ▁Year ▁of ▁Ind igen ous ▁People ▁was ▁proc laimed ▁open ▁in ▁J ok km ok k , ▁Sweden ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁Nations . ▁ ▁Since ▁then , ▁celebr ating ▁the ▁day ▁has ▁become ▁increasing ly ▁popular . ▁In ▁Norway ▁it ▁is ▁comp uls ory ▁for ▁municipal ▁administrative ▁buildings ▁to ▁fly ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁flag , ▁and ▁option ally ▁also ▁the ▁Sam i ▁flag , ▁on ▁February ▁ 6 . ▁Part icular ly ▁notable ▁is ▁the ▁celebr ation ▁in ▁Norway ' s ▁capital ▁Os lo , ▁where ▁the ▁b ells ▁in ▁the ▁highest ▁tower ▁of ▁Os lo ▁City ▁Hall ▁play ▁the ▁Sam i ▁national ▁anth em ▁as ▁the ▁flags ▁go ▁up . ▁Some ▁larger ▁places ▁have ▁taken ▁to ▁arr anging ▁festiv ities ▁also ▁in ▁the ▁week ▁around ▁the ▁Sam i ▁National ▁Day . ▁ ▁By ▁coinc idence , ▁this ▁date ▁also ▁happened ▁to ▁be ▁when ▁represent atives ▁of ▁the ▁S á mi ▁of ▁the ▁K ola ▁Pen ins ula ▁used ▁to ▁gather ▁ann ually , ▁meeting ▁with ▁Russian ▁b ureau cr ats ▁to ▁debate ▁and ▁decide ▁on ▁issues ▁of ▁relev ance ▁to ▁them . ▁This ▁organ , ▁called ▁the ▁Kol ad ak ▁Sob bar , ▁has ▁been ▁dub bed ▁the ▁" first ▁S á mi ▁Parliament " ▁by ▁the ▁research er ▁Johan ▁Albert ▁Kal stad . ▁This ▁did ▁not ▁influence ▁the ▁choice ▁of ▁the ▁date ▁as ▁the ▁S á mi ▁People ' s ▁Day ,