▁April ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Sam i ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁five ▁recognized ▁minor ity ▁languages ▁in ▁Sweden . ▁It ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁dealing ▁with ▁public ▁authorities ▁in ▁the ▁municipal ities ▁of ▁Ar j ep log , ▁G äll iv are , ▁J ok km ok k , ▁and ▁Kir una . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁this ▁list ▁was ▁en larg ed ▁consider ably . ▁In ▁Sweden ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁U me å ▁teach es ▁North , ▁U me ▁and ▁South ▁Sam i , ▁and ▁U pp s ala ▁University ▁has ▁courses ▁in ▁North , ▁L ule ▁and ▁South ▁Sam i . ▁ ▁Finland ▁▁ ▁In ▁Finland , ▁the ▁Sam i ▁language ▁act ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁granted ▁the ▁Northern , ▁In ari , ▁and ▁Sk olt ▁Sam i ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁use ▁their ▁languages ▁for ▁all ▁government ▁services . ▁The ▁Sam i ▁Language ▁Act ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁( ; ▁; ▁; ▁; ▁) ▁made ▁Sam i ▁an ▁official ▁language ▁in ▁En onte ki ö , ▁In ari , ▁S od ank yl ä ▁and ▁U ts j oki ▁municipal ities . ▁Some ▁documents , ▁such ▁as ▁specific ▁legisl ation , ▁are ▁translated ▁into ▁these ▁Sam i ▁languages , ▁but ▁knowledge ▁of ▁any ▁of ▁these ▁Sam i ▁languages ▁among ▁officials ▁is ▁not ▁common . ▁As ▁the ▁major ▁language ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁is ▁Finn ish , ▁Sam i ▁speak ers ▁are ▁essentially ▁always ▁b iling ual ▁with ▁Finn ish . ▁Language ▁nest ▁day car