Saami to the polls

SIKU CIRCUMPOLAR NEWS SERVICE

Along with Norwegians, Saami in Norway also voted in their own elections for the Saami parliament this week.

About 12,500 people are eligible to vote in the Saami elections. They include Norwegian citizens with at least one great-grandparent who had Saami as his or her first language.

The Saami elections involve 17 different parties in 13 jurisdictions from Southern Norway to Kautokeino in northern Finnmark. Results are not expected for about 10 days.