There are major socio-cultural differences between the north and south, according to researcher Mervi Heikkinen. Many students in Northern Sweden, Norway and Finland are the first in their family to pursue higher education.

Trans people, indigenous peoples and consent law: Daniela Alaattinoğlu’s award-winning research challenges the Nordic region’s perception of itself as a leader on minority rights.

People with Sami background who experience domestic violence seek help from the authorities less often than other Norwegians. A new report has looked at what may be done.

In Norway, the local council, the county parliament and the national parliament are all a long way from achieving a gender balance among their elected representatives. But now, it has been achieved in the Sámi parliament. In the autumn elections of 2005 the ratio of women in the Sámi parliament increased from 18 to 51 per cent. And for the first time a woman, Aili Keskitalo, has been chosen as the Sámi Parliament president. What happened?