Sweden's Sámi pay the price in Europe's quest for copper
The EU aims to boost production of copper and other metals to meet 2050 climate goals. A mine expansion in northern Sweden is seen..
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The Sámi are the traditionally Sámi-speaking peoples inhabiting the region of Sápmi, which today encompasses large northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and of the Kola Peninsula in Russia. The region of Sápmi was formerly known as Lapland, and the Sámi have historically been known in English as Lapps or Laplanders, but these terms are regarded as offensive by the Sámi, who prefer the area's name in their own languages, e.g. Northern Sámi Sápmi. Their traditional languages are the Sámi languages, which are classified as a branch of the Uralic language family.
The EU aims to boost production of copper and other metals to meet 2050 climate goals. A mine expansion in northern Sweden is seen..