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Since 1972 there has been a Saami parliament in Finland.
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In 1956, the Nordic Saami Council was founded as a cross-border channel of co-operation on Saami issues.
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The Saami people number about 70,000 and live in northern Sweden, Norway, Finland and Russia.
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In conclusion, the Saami have a higher frequency of the apoA-IV-2 allele than the Finns and most of the other studied populations.
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He said the Saami Parliament had a strong influence in Norwegian politics, but he hoped his trip would raise wider awareness and support.
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The study group included 248 men with known ethnic origin, Saami and Finns, who lived in the area of the nine northernmost municipalities of Finland.
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He said there was also the added support of the indigenous Saami people and their parliament which have been pressuring Statoil to reconsider their plans.
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In Norway a parliament was constituted in 1989 - and in Sweden the first Saami elections took place in 1993.