List of Sami women
This is a list of Sami women who are Sami or who are of established Sami descent.A
- Nina Afanasyeva, Russian-Sami politician and language activist
- Inger-Mari Aikio-Arianaick, Finnish Sami poet and journalist
- Agneta Andersson, Swedish Sami sculptor and educator
- Karen Anette Anti, Norwegian Sami politician
- Aleksandra Andreevna Antonova, Russian, Kildin Sami teacher, writer, poet, translator
- Linda Aslaksen, Norwegian Sami street artist and educator
B
- Astrid Båhl, Norwegian Sami artist, designed the Sami flag
- Katarina Barruk, Swedish Sami singer who performs in the Ume Sami language
- Matte Heatta Bjelland, better known as Máddji, Norwegian-Sami singer, composer and soccer player
- Mari Boine, musician, Norwegian Sami
- Ella Holm Bull, Southern Sami teacher and writer
C
- Milla Clementsdotter, Swedish Southern Sami Christian advocate
D
- Sandra Dahlberg, Swedish Sami singer
- Maja Dunfjeld, Norwegian South Sami duodji expert
E
- Monica Edmondson, Swedish Sami glass artist
- Hanne Grete Einarsen, Norwegian Sami artist
- Berit Marie Eira, Norwegian Sami reindeer herder and politician
- Berit Oskal Eira, Norwegian Sami politician
- Rawdna Carita Eira, Norwegian Sami playwright
- Sandra Andersen Eira, Norwegian Sami politician
- Edel Hætta Eriksen, Norwegian Sami schoolteacher and politician
- Elisabeth Erke, Norwegian Sami educator and politician
G
- Johanne Gaup, Norwegian Sami politician
- Susanne Guttorm, Norwegian Sami model, Miss Norway 2018
H
- Barbro-Lill Hætta-Jacobsen, Norwegian Sami politician
- Ellen Inga O. Hætta, Norwegian Sami politician and educator
- Marja Helander, Finnish Sami photographer and filmmaker
- Mette Henriette, Norwegian Sami artist, Saxophonist and composer
- Rose-Marie Huuva, Swedish Sami visual and textile artist, poet
I
- Mariela Idivuoma, Swedish Sami journalist and festival host
- Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen, Norwegian Sami singer
- Signe Iversen, language consultant and children's writer
J
- Anna Jacobsen, Norwegian Sami writer, translator and publisher
- Sofija Efimovna Jakimovič, Kildin Sámi folklorist and author
- Ellinor Jåma, Sami politician representing Åarjel-Saemiej Gielh
- Sofia Jannok, Swedish Sami singer and radio host
- Jonne Järvelä, Finnish vocalist and guitarist
- Agnete Johnsen, Norwegian Sami pop singer
- Siri Broch Johansen, Norwegian Sami singer and educator
- Annelise Josefsen, Norwegian Sami artist
- Inga Juuso, Norwegian Sami singer and actress
K
- Ragnhild Vassvik Kalstad, Norwegian Sami politician
- Amanda Kernell, Swedish Sami director and screenwriter
- Aili Keskitalo, Norwegian Sami politician
- Asa Kitok, Swedish Sami birch-root artisan
L
- Ann-Helén Laestadius, journalist and children's novelist
- Hildá Länsman, Finnish Sami singer
- Vibeke Larsen, Norwegian Sami politician
- Kristina Katarina Larsdotter, also Stor-Stina, exceptionally tall Swedish Sami
- Rauni Magga Lukkari, Northern Sami poet and translator
M
- Rika Maja, Swedish Sami sharman
- Margareta, Swedish Sami missionary
- Maria Magdalena Mathsdotter, Swedish Sami founder of Sami schools
- Randi Marainen, Norwegian-born Swedish Sami silversmith
- Britta Marakatt-Labba, Swedish Sami textile artist
- Maxida Märak, Swedish-Sami yoik singer, actress and activist
- Lajla Mattsson Magga, Swedish-born Norwegian Sami teacher, children's writer and lexicographer
- Maria Magdalena Mathsdotter, Swedish Sami school founder
- Lajla Mattsson Magga, Finnish-born Southern Sami teacher and children's writer
- Silje Karine Muotka, Norwegian Sami politician
N
- Marja Bål Nango, Norwegian Sami filmmaker
- Harriet Nordlund, Swedish Sami actress and dramatist
- Anne Nuorgam, Finnish Sami politician
O
- Anna-Lisa Öst, known as Lapp-Lisa, Swedish Sami gospel singer
- Sara Margrethe Oskal, Norwegian Sami writer, actress and film producer
- Marja-Liisa Olthuis, Finnish Sami writer
- Ida Ovmar, Swedish Sami model
P
- Kirsti Paltto, Finnish Sami writer
- Anja Pärson, retired Swedish Sami alpine skier
- Helga Pedersen, Norwegian Sami politician
- Synnøve Persen, Norwegian Sami poet and visual artist
- Ulla Pirttijärvi-Länsman, Finnish Sami folk singer
- Jelena Porsanger, Russian-born Norwegian Sami ethnographer and cultural researcher
R
- Elsa Laula Renberg, Swedish Sami activist, politician and writer
S
- Tiina Sanila-Aikio, musician, president of the Finnish Sami Parliament
- Máret Ánne Sara, Norwegian Sami artist and writer
- Sollaug Sárgon, Norwegian Sami poet
- Kirsti Saxi, Norwegian Sami politician
- Katarina Pirak Sikku, Swedish Sami painter and photographer
- Åsa Simma, Swedish Sami actress and theatre director
- Inger Smuk, Norwegian Sami politician
- Liv Inger Somby, educator, writer
- Marry A. Somby, children's writer
- Karin Stenberg, Swedish Sami teacher and activist
T
- Ann-Mari Thomassen, Norwegian Sami politician
- Lisa Thomasson, also Lapp-Lisa, Swedish singer of Sami descent
- Sarah Thomasson, Swedish Sami alpine skier
U
- Inger Elin Utsi, Norwegian Sami politician
V
- Ellen Marie Vars, Norwegian Sami writer
- Láilá Susanne Vars, Norwegian Sami lawyer and politician
- Kristine Andersen Vesterfjell, Norwegian Southern Sami reindeer herder and culture advocate
W
- Sandra Márjá West, Norwegian Sami politician and festival manager
- Sara Wesslin, Finnish Sami journalist, supporter of the Skolt Sami language