"The Sami people live in Norway, Sweden and Finland."

Translation: Samerna bor i Norge, Sverige och Finland.

[Heidijan]

Och i Ryssland.

[Henner673636]

I agree with Heidi. As far as I know there are Sami in Russia. Sápmi stretches all the way to the Eastermost tip of the Kola-Peninsula.

[GeorgeFerguson93]

Why is it not 'de samiska människorna'? Because we are talking about a plural?

[Lundgren8]

When we’re talking about a people, i.e. an ethnic group or so, we don’t use that construction. Människorna means ”people” as in ”persons, human beings” and not as in an ethnic group. When we talk about a people, we just say like ”svenskarna” (The Swedes) or ”samerna” (The Sámi). You could also say ”det samiska folket” (the Sámi people), but it sounds very formal or unnatural.

[GeorgeFerguson93]

Ah so can you say 'engelskerna'

[Lundgren8]

You’re right in thinking, but the name of the English in Swedish is in fact engelsman - engelsmannen - engelsmän - engelsmännen.

[ilmolleggi]

"1. Samerna bor i Norge, Toaletten och Finland."

lol wut

[slandersson]

"Samiska folket bor i norge, sverige och finland".. denied :(

[ReinerSelb]

"You could also say ”det samiska folket” (the Sámi people), but it sounds very formal or unnatural."
(see Lundgren8's comment)

[Rimfrost]

Denied: 'Samefolket bor i ... ' Why??

[Shahnaz341037]

Ilmolleggi I can understand what do you mean, Toaletten?!!!!