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Scandinavia has its own dark history of assimilating Indigenous people, and churches played a role – but are apologizing

  • Written by Thomas A. DuBois, Professor of Scandinavian Studies, Folklore, and Religious Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Scandinavia has its own dark history of assimilating Indigenous people, and churches played a role – but are apologizingA church in Kiruna, Sweden, designed by architect Gustaf Wickman to resemble a Sami hut.Apolline Guillerot-Malick/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

In May 2025, Tapio Luoma, archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, delivered an apology to the Sámi, the only recognized Indigenous people in the European Union.

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