The Saami Council, a voluntary Sámi organization representing Sámi interests and rights across Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Russia, welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the European Commissions consultation on the potential of a Circular Economy Act.
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Saami Council
NGO · Sweden · EU Transparency Register 823716030314-57
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positions filed
in the 665 files tracked
4
legislative files
of 665 tracked
3
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 665 consultation files tracked so far (57,774 submissions, mostly 2021–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 1106 non-governmental organisations on this site, they rank #363 by legislative files engaged, a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
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EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2018
in the register since
Declares membership of
- In 2024, the Saami Council individual staff or representatives have been represented in the following:
- Norwegian National Human Rights Institution (Norges Institutt for Menneskerettigheter
- NIM)
- as member of the advisory committee
- National Cooperation Forum IDIL (Nasjonalt samarbeidsforum IDIL
- Norway)
- as member
- Norwegian Museum of Cultural History (Norsk Folkemuseum), as board member
- EU PolarNet2, member of the advisory committee
- Navigating the New Arctic Community Office (NNA-CO), member of the Indigenous Advisory Board
- Enhancing Trust in Government for Effective Water Governance (EnTruGo), member of the advisory committee
- Symbol Committee (Symbolkomiteen), members
- and 26 more
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026).
- Register category
- Non-governmental organisations
- Registered as
- Saami Council Headquarters (Saami Council)
- Head office
- Karasjok, Norway
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
Saami Council filed 4 positions between 12 Mar 2020 and 6 Nov 2025, across 4 of the 665 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 3 times.
2020 · 1 filed2022 · 1 filed2024 · 1 filed2025 · 1 filed
What they argued
Please see the attached file for full feedback from the Saami Council. Re. explanatory memorandum Saami Council welcomes the EU Commission's proposal for a directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence as it combines human rights, including rights of Indigenous Peoples, and the environment. This approach is in alignment with the holistic worldview of the Sámi people.
Saami Council, (SC) supports and welcomes the EU´s forest monitoring legislation (FML) proposal. However, SC expresses deep concern regarding the omission of Indigenous Peoples rights in the proposal. SC urges the integration of Indigenous knowledge, and the recognition of Indigenous rights to be significantly strengthened and respected throughout the development of FML.
A Just Transition Fund (JTF) must include the indigenous peoples. In an European context, the Sámi people is the only indigenous people. We are among the first to face the direct consequences of climate change due to our dependency upon and the close relationship with the environment and its resources.
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