On Saturday night, it's time for the final of the Sámi Grand Prix.

Natalie Carrion is on site in Kautokeino and has been scratching during the week.

- It is completely magical here and so professional, she says.

"The media has a responsibility"

But the competition is also a much bigger event in the Norwegian part of Sápmi.

There is no equivalent on the Swedish side and the singer now wants to challenge Sweden.

That SVT Sápmi and Sameradion broadcast the competition this year is not enough.

In Norway, the competition is broadcast this year on prime time on NRK1.

- Now it is not just at Sameradion and SVT Sápmi that it stays, here the media has a responsibility, she says.

This week, TV4 Nyhetsmorgon made an attempt to tell viewers what the competition is about.

And apart from the fact that it happened to be said that Natalie sings in West Sami (which of course does not exist), it was still a step towards opening the eyes of the competition to a wider audience.

There, Natalie Carrion was hailed by the entertainment journalist Jan Gradvall, who said that she could also have been given a top position in the Melodifestivalen.

Easier to sing in Sami

Natalie Carrion grew up with several languages ​​- English is obvious but not Sami in speech in the same way.

- I have had the Sami around me but did not speak it.

Music is my heart.

The step of singing in Sami has made it easier and hopefully it leads to other things as well, says Natalie Carrion.

In northern Norway, she gets up early every morning and prepares.

- It is important to have a positive mindset.

I'm always in good time, then you get to sing up and get your body moving, says Natalie and thinks she's ready for the weekend's challenge.

- Although you never know what it's like on Saturday night, but I think I behave like a husky.

They should lie down and be calm until it's time and then it's full speed, she concludes.

Hear Natalie who between rehearsals talked to SVT Sápmi in the clip above.