The Sámi Parliament is responsible for maintaining the Sámi language and culture and for certain duties pertaining to the status of the Sámi as an indigenous people, being part of the autonomy of the Sámi people.
Le Parlement est chargé de promouvoir la langue et la culture sâmes ; il exerce certaines responsabilités liées au statut de peuple autochtone des Sâmes, statut constitutif de leur autonomie.