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participating contingents
Norway/Sweden/Finland/Russia –
Saami Peoples
2004 was the first journey to the Arctic Winter Games
for the Saami team. They sent a small contingent to
participate in cross-country skiing, biathlon, snowshoeing
and cultural activities.
The Saami are the Indigenous peoples of northern
Scandinavia. They spread out among four countries;
Sweden, Norway, Finland and Russia in traditional lands.
The Saami speak as many as seven distinct dialects, with
four predominantly spoken in Norway.
The Saami flag has four distinct colours in it, the largest
block of colour on the right in a dark blue, met with two
thin stripes of yellow and green, and a larger stripe of red
on the left side of the flag. All four colours are overlaid in
a circle in red and blue. The team colours are red, yellow,
blue and green.
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