Currently, road signs in Finland display only one Sami language alongside Finnish, according to official sources. The Skolt Sami siidaforsamling and the Sami Parliament of Finland have called for place names to be signposted in multiple Sami languages where needed. Several municipalities lie within areas where more than one Sami language is spoken, officials said.
According to Finnish road authorities, multiple Sami languages can be shown on signs, for example when entering a village. Norway already uses multiple Sami languages on place name signs in several locations, official sources confirmed. According to NRK Sápmi, Veikko Feodoroff described the proposal as feasible, noting that it should be possible to use several Sami languages.
It should be possible to use several Sami languages.
The timeline for any policy change remains unclear, and the official position of the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency has not been disclosed.