Opinions differ on Sami hunting and fishing rights

This is evident from the interviews that SVT Sápmi and Sameradion have conducted with all party leaders for the eight Riksdag parties.

The question is, among other things, how which line the parties are pushing in the so-called Renmarkskommittee, which was appointed after the Girjasdom.

The ruling in the Supreme Court in 2020 gave the Sami village of Girjas the exclusive right in relation to the state to manage hunting and fishing on the Sami village's year-round lands.

In the Renmarkskommittee there are not only legal experts but also representatives of all parties in the Riksdag.

The interviews clearly show that the parties are pulling in different directions in the committee.

Pulling in different directions

Jimmy Åkesson (SD) wants to make it easier for people who do not belong to Sami villages to hunt and fish.

Ebba Busch (KD) says that she leans towards "opening up so that it does not become the hard monopoly that has been applied in the Girjasdomen".

Ulf Kristersson (M) says that his starting point is that the state and not Sami villages should manage hunting and fishing.

According to Annie Lööf, the Center Party's line is that "those who have access to hunting and fishing today should also have it in the future".

The Social Democrats and the Liberals want to wait for the work of the Renmarkskommittee.

So does the Left Party's Nooshi Dadgostar, who, however, says she "wants to follow the process and see how we can strengthen the rights of the Sami".

The Green Party's Per Bolund says that the Green Party is pushing the line that the Sami population should have greater opportunities and rights.

In the kipp, you hear all the party leaders in random order.