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Representatives and staff

Here you will find information about the Saami Council's members, staff and representatives.

Members of the Saami Council

  • Petra Laiti

    Petra Laiti

    Member of the Saami Council,
    Representing Finnish Sámi Central Organization

  • Jouni Esa Nousuniemi

    Jouni Esa Nousuniemi

    Member of the Saami Council,
    Representing Finnish Sámi Central Organization

  • Niko Valkeapää

    Niko Valkeapää

    Vice President of the Saami Council

    Member of the Saami Council,
    Representing Finnish Sámi Central Organization

  • Aslak Holmberg

    Aslak Holmberg

    Member of the Saami Council,
    Representing Finnish Sámi Central Organization

  • Karin Vannar

    Karin Vannar

    Member of the Saami Council,
    Representing Reindeer Herders association of Sweden

  • Margareta Påve

    Margareta Påve

    Member of the Saami Council,
    Representing Sáme Ätnam

  • Åsa Larsson Blind

    Åsa Larsson Blind

    Member of the Saami Council,
    Representing the Sámi Association in Sweden

  • Per Olof Nutti

    Per Olof Nutti

    President of the Saami Council,

    Member of the Saami Council,
    Representing the Sámi Association in Sweden

  • Christina Henriksen

    Christina Henriksen

    Member of the Saami Council,
    Representing the Norwegian Saami Association

  • Vidar Andersen

    Vidar Andersen

    Member of the Saami Council,
    Representing the Norwegian Saami Association

  • Ellen Inga Turi

    Ellen Inga Turi

    Member of the Saami Council,
    Representing the Norwegian Reindeer Herders' Association

  • Ellen-Sara Sparrok

    Ellen-Sara Sparrok

    Vice President of the Saami Council,

    Member of the Saami Council,
    Representing the Norwegian Reindeer Herders' Association

  • Stein-Are Olsen

    Stein-Are Olsen

    Member of the Saami Council,
    Representing the Saami Peoples Union

  • Aleksandr Slupachik

    Aleksandr Slupachik

    Member of the Saami Council,
    Representing the Saami Association of the Murmansk Region

  • Elena Almazova

    Elena Almazova

    Member of the Saami Council,
    Representing Kola Saami Association

Regular member Alternate member Organization
Jouni Esa Nousuniemi Ida-Maria Helander Central Saami Association (Finland)
Petra Laiti Anne Olli Central Saami Association (Finland)
Niko Valkeapää Anne Helena Angeli Central Saami Association (Finland)
Áslat Holmberg Tiina Sanila-Aikio Central Saami Association (Finland)
Karin Vannar Per Ove Blind Reindeer Herders Association of Sweden
Margareta Påve Joakim Påve National association Same Ätnam (Sweden)
Åsa Larsson Blind Gudrun Kuhmunen Sámi Association in Sweden
Per Olof Nutti Martina Fjällberg Sámi Association in Sweden
Christina Henriksen Beatrice Fløystad Saami Association of Norway
Vidar Andersen Beaska Niillas Saami Association of Norway
Ellen Inga Turi Lajla Helene Eira Reindeer Herders Association of Norway
Ellen-Sara Sparrok Ellinor Marita Jåma Reindeer Herders Association of Norway
Stein-Are Olsen Henrik Kolstrøm Saami Peoples Union (Norway)
Aleksandr Slupachik Yakov Yushkov Saami Association of Murmansk Region
Elena Almazova Andrey Ageev Kola Saami Association

THE SAAMI COUNCIL

The Saami Council consists of 15 members and each member has a personal substitute. Each member represents a member organization. The Saami Council has 9 member organizations. Here you can find more information about the member organizations.

The Saami Conference monitors the situation in Russia and regrets that the elected council members from the Russian side may not be able to take seat in the Saami Council before the situation has changed and it once again becomes possible to cooperate across state borders.

Members of the Executive Board

  • Per-Olof Nutti

    Per-Olof Nutti

    PRESIDENT OF THE SAAMI COUNCIL,
    Representing the Sámi Association in Sweden

    Tel. +46 702 129 134
    E-mail: ponutti@saamicouncil.net

  • Niko Valkeapää

    Niko Valkeapää

    VICE PRESIDENT OF THE SAAMI COUNCIL,
    Representing Finnish Sámi Central Organization

    Tel. +47 995 74 502
    E-mail: niko@saamicouncil.net

  • Ellen-Sara Sparrok

    Ellen-Sara Sparrok

    VICE PRESIDENT OF THE SAAMI COUNCIL,
    Representing the Norwegian Reindeer Herders' Association

    Tel. +47 905 27 908
    E-mail: es.sparrok@saamicouncil.net

THE EXECUTIVE BOARD

The Executive Board has normally four members. Because of the current situation in Russia, there are no representatives from Russia in the Executive Board.

Members of the Cultural Committee

  • Mary Sarre

    Mary Sarre

    CHAIR OF THE CULTURAL COMMITTEE

  • Irene Partapuoli

    Irene Partapuoli

    MEMBER OF THE CULTURAL COMMITTEE

  • Matti Aikio

    Matti Aikio

    MEMBER OF THE CULTURAL COMMITTEE

  • Niko Valkeapää

    Niko Valkeapää

    MEMBER OF THE CULTURAL COMMITTEE

THE CULTURAL COMMITTEE

The Cultural committee consists of five members - one from each country in Sápmi and one representative of the Saami Council. Each member has an alternate. The new Cultural Committee operates from 1/1-2019. Asta Balto was elected as chair of the committee for the period 2019-2021. 

Regular member Alternate member
Matti Aikio Petra Biret Magga-Vars
Irene Partapuoli Oskar Östergren Njajta
Mary Sarre Asta Balto
Niko Valkeapää Ol Johan Gaup

Staff