The SD had invited various Sami representatives to a seminar in the Riksdag to shed light on the rights and lives of the Sami.
It is a matter of concern for our entire country, and issues that should reasonably have a greater place in the political debate. Now that the elections are coming up, it is increasingly important to talk about it, says party leader Jimmie Åkesson.
SD is prepared to increase state support for the Sami Parliament to strengthen Sami culture.
We want to increase resources and we will do that, says Henrik Vinge.
Lowered thresholds
Strengthening distance learning to enable lessons where the student population is small, and lowering thresholds so more people choose the Sami language in teacher training courses, are two possible measures.
"I'm not going to make a lot of election promises here, but to be honest, it's quite a small amount of money in a state budget context. These are important things," says Åkesson.
The parliamentary reindeer herding committee, which oversaw hunting and fishing rights in reindeer herding lands, collapsed in November 2024. The government then announced that a new investigation would be appointed, but this has not happened yet.
Want to repeal the law
SD has previously wanted to repeal the reindeer husbandry law. They say reindeer husbandry should not be classified as a national interest, which could give people the same right to use the land in Sweden.
S, M and KD have also opened up for the state to have greater power over hunting and fishing rights.
"We should stop dividing people based on ethnic origin. That means we should no longer exclude people because they don't own reindeer," says Henrik Vinge.
Nils-Johan Labba, vice chairman of the Sami Parliament for the Guovssonásti party, points out that Sami rights are based on ancient tradition, but at the same time he wants tensions between groups in society to decrease.
There is consensus that the Reindeer Husbandry Act must be revised. The Girjas judgment has emphasized this very clearly, says Labba.
