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I 2th Session of the Forum on Minority Issues
Education, Language and the Human Rights of Minorities
28 - 29 November 2019
Intervention
Madame
Chairperson,
Finland
is a multilingual
languages
whose
users'
90 per cent of Finns
cent
speak
About
people
Let
me
languages,
Language
Karelian.
focus
since
nest
they
and
promote
language
nest,
older
through
nests
are similar
small
children
activities
on
as their
Romani
Approximately
first language
has
speak
other
Sami
language
and some
domestic
languages
5 per
minority
and some
is also spoken
in Finland,
language.
our
experiences
has proven
learning
speakers
and
in
education
to day
to language
care
to be efficient
usage
of
of the language
intergenerational
considerably
and four other
in legislation.
Finland
people
languages
in
the
Sami
are at the risk of disappearing.
approach
maintain
of children
Finnish
In addition,
our own sign
briefly
are laid down
10 000 Sami
speak
and we have
with two official
rights
speak
Swedish.
languages.
5000
country
of Finland
centers,
and culture.
in cooperation
and
Sami
take
effective
languages.
transference.
and
purpose
We have
increased
with the Sami
to
In a
part in the education
language
their
way
Language
is to familiarize
language
Parliament.
nest