External participants
The Public Health Agency of Sweden
Sametinget - the Sami people and the Sami parliament of Sweden
Image: Ive van Krunkelsven
Research group Lávvuo is a research and education environment focused on Sámi health and well-being based at the Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå university. Including both Sámi and non-Sámi professionals our goal is to improve the health and well-being of the Sámi people in Sweden through high quality research and education activities.
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[August 2026]
SamiHET II
During spring 2026, the SámiHET survey was conducted, with a total of 3,125 participants responding. The results will be published and presented to the Sámi Parliament in spring 2027.
[June 2025]
Forte funding to Lávvuo-EpiGH for work-related health and safety risks among reindeer herding Sámi
Robert Lundmark at Psychology/UmU and the Lávvuo group led a successful FORTE application to the Challenges in Working Life 2025 call. Jon Petter Stoor and Miguel San Sebastián are project collaborators at EpiGH.
The 3-year project "Birgehallan boazodoalus: Development and implementation of a prototype for managing occupational health and
safety risks in reindeer herding" was awarded 5 mSEK.
COMMISSION WORK
We are members of two Lancet commissions and one Lancet series: i) “Lancet Commission on Arctic Health – Urgently Accelerating Indigenous Health, ii) “Lancet Commission on Suicidal Behaviour and Self Harm”, and the Lancet’s series on “Indigenous and First Nations adolescent health and wellbeing”.
We are representing the Sámediggi (the Sámi parliament in Sweden) in the discussion process related to the coming Swedish National strategy for mental health and suicide prevention.
EVENTS
Ubmejen Biejvieh (Sámi week)
Date: 29 October–5 November
Location: Umeå Cultural festival Såhkie
The Umeå Sámi association organizes the annual Sámi cultural festival Ubmejen biejvieh in collaboration with other actors in and outside Umeå. This year, as before, there is a broad program with theatre, dance, literature, workshops for children, Innebandy SM, Jojkbattle and several concerts with Sami artists.
OUR LATEST PUBLICATIONS
San Sebastian M, San Sebastián EX, Stoor JP. Asthma among Sámi in Sweden: a population-based register study. Int J Circumpolar Health. 2026 Dec 31;85(1):2689798. doi: 10.1080/22423982.2026.2689798.
Ingemann C, Akearok GH, Crawford A, Cueva K, Drossos A, Emelyanova A, Fairman K, Hansen KL, Koch A, Mulvad G, Olesen I, Rautio A, Rink E, Rönkä AR, Stoor JPA, Larsen CV. Strengthening networks in Arctic health research and education through mentorship and collaboration. Int J Circumpolar Health. 2026 Dec 31;85(1):2634480. doi: 10.1080/22423982.2026.2634480.
Stoor JP, Hansegård E. Mental health and suicidality among young adult Sámi and non-Sámi peers in Sweden. Journal of Community Systems for Health. 2026 Sep 7;3(1). doi: 10.36368/jcsh.v3i1.1273.
Nkulu Kalengayi FK, Stoor JP, San Sebastian M. Inequities in refraining from seeking health care among Sámi in Sweden: the SámiHET survey. AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples. 2026 Jun;22(2):352-60. doi: 10.1177/11771801251404813.
de Souza Onsten GA, Stoor JP, San Sebastian M. Social capital and mental wellbeing among the Sámi in Sweden: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Community Systems for Health. 2026 Jun 29;3(1). doi: 10.36368/jcsh.v3i1.1334.
Arctic Centre Funding – Read about Jon Petter Stoor and his funded participation at the ISBNPA conference.
At the turn of the month, Arctic health researchers are gathering in Nuuk, Greenland.
Almost fifty visitors and a professional broadcast of seminar on COVID-19 in the European Arctic.