Public Flag Days

The party programme establishes that the state has subjected indigenous peoples and national minorities to serious injustices and gives Sweden a particular task to strengthen their rights to identity, language and cultural heritage. Making Sami National Day a public flag day is a concrete measure in that direction. The plan does not however mention flag days, so the conclusion is derived.

• strengthened indigenous rightsdecisive»Sverige har en särskild uppgift att stärka urfolks och« (party programme ↗)“Sweden has a particular task to strengthen indigenous peoples' and”
• identity and cultural heritage»de nationella minoriteternas rättigheter till identitet, språk, kulturarv« (party programme ↗)“national minorities' rights to identity, language, cultural heritage”
• historical injustices»Den svenska staten har genom historien utsatt urfolk och nationella« (party programme ↗)“The Swedish state has throughout history subjected indigenous peoples and national”
• colonial history»Exploateringen av norra Sverige är en del av en lång« (party programme ↗)“The exploitation of northern Sweden is part of a long”

The plan says nothing about flag days, but the party programme commits to promoting and supporting national minorities' ability to maintain their language and culture, and that cultural life shall reflect the diversity in today's Sweden. Making Sami National Day a public flag day is such a recognition. The conclusion is inferred from the principles and the confidence is therefore low.

• support for national minoritiesdecisive»I detta ska också ingå att hävda och stödja nationella minoriteters möjligheter att« (party programme ↗)“This should also include promoting and supporting national minorities' ability to”
• cultural diversity»Kulturinstitutionerna och kulturlivet måste spegla den kulturella mångfalden i dagens« (party programme ↗)“Cultural institutions and cultural life must reflect the cultural diversity in today's”
• living cultural life»Sverige ska ha ett levande, fritt och obundet kulturliv som både stärker samhörigheten och utmanar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall have a living, free and unbound cultural life that both strengthens unity and challenges.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan commits to strengthening the rights of national minorities and the Sámi people as an indigenous people and to respect and guarantee the Sámi's special status as an indigenous people. Making the Sámi National Day a general flag day is precisely such a recognition measure. The plan does not mention flag days, so the connection is inferred even though the direction is unambiguous.

• strengthened Sámi rightsdecisive»stärka nationella minoriteters och urfolket samernas rättigheter och att Sverige ska förbinda sig att följa den internationella konventionen om urfolks rättigheter (ILO 169).« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen the rights of national minorities and the Sámi people as an indigenous people and that Sweden shall commit to follow the international convention on indigenous peoples' rights (ILO 169).”
• the Sámi as indigenous people»Samerna utgör ett urfolk som i enlighet med flera internationella konventioner har särskilda rättigheter som Sverige måste garantera.« (party programme ↗)“The Sámi constitute an indigenous people that, in accordance with several international conventions, have special rights that Sweden must guarantee.”
• minorities' status is respected»Deras särskilda ställning, med egen kultur och eget språk, måste respekteras och stärkas.« (party programme ↗)“Their special status, with their own culture and their own language, must be respected and strengthened.”
• ratify ILO 169»Sverige bör snarast ratificera FN:s konvention om urfolks rättigheter, ILO 169.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden should as soon as possible ratify the UN convention on indigenous peoples' rights, ILO 169.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The election manifesto explicitly commits to strengthen minority protection and the position of minority languages and that no one shall be disadvantaged because of origin, and the party programme that all structures that oppress or discriminate shall be combated. Making Sámi National Day a general flag day is a recognition measure in line with this. The plan does not, however, address flag days.

• strengthened minority protectiondecisive»Vi vill stärka bland annat äganderätten, diskrimineringsförbudet, minoritetsskyddet och minoritetsspråkens ställning, och grundlagsskydda rätten till abort och reproduktiv hälsa.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to strengthen, among other things property rights, the discrimination ban, minority protection and the position of minority languages, and constitutionally protect the right to abortion and reproductive health.”
• no one disadvantaged by origin»Vi måste fortsätta arbetet för ett Sverige där ingen missgynnas på grund av kön, härkomst eller funktionsnedsättning, ett Sverige där kulturen, medierna och akademin är fri, ett Sverige där alla behövs.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We must continue the work for a Sweden where no one is disadvantaged because of sex, origin or disability, a Sweden where culture, media and academia are free, a Sweden where everyone is needed.”
• combat discrimination»Vi bekämpar alla strukturer, formella och informella, som förtrycker eller diskriminerar människor.« (party programme ↗)“We combat all structures, formal and informal, that oppress or discriminate against people.”
• culture throughout the country»Att tillhandahålla kultur i hela landet är en viktig utgångspunkt för Centerpartiet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Providing culture throughout the country is an important starting point for the Centre Party.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The party programme establishes that the Sámi's status as an indigenous people shall be maintained, that a Nordic Sámi convention shall be established and that the public shall support minorities' languages and culture. To make the Sámi national day a general flag day is a measure in precisely that direction, which highlights the Sámi as an indigenous people and national minority. The plan does not mention flag days, so support is inferred.

• Sámi as indigenous peopledecisive»samernas ställning som urfolk ska upprätthållas.« (party programme ↗)“the Sámi's status as an indigenous people shall be maintained.”
• strengthened Sámi status»En nordisk samekonvention ska upprättas.« (party programme ↗)“A Nordic Sámi convention shall be established.”
• protection of national minorities»Skolor med inriktning mot de lagskyddade nationella minoriteterna ska alltid kunna finnas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Schools focused on the legally protected national minorities shall always be able to exist.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan states that Sweden's indigenous population and national minorities are a living part of society and that Sámi through recognized linguistic and ethnic rights gain strengthened self-confidence and cultural identity, and that these groups' interests shall be considered at all levels of the public sector. It also values the reindeer herding industry as part of Sámi culture. A general flag day for Sámi National Day is such a public marking.

• recognize Sámi rightsdecisive»Genom att tillerkänna samer, sverigefinländare,« (party programme ↗)“By recognizing Sámi, Swedish-Finns,”
• linguistic and ethnic rights»tornedalingar, romer och judar språkliga och etniska« (party programme ↗)“Tornedalians, Roma and Jews linguistic and ethnic”
• Sámi culture valued»Rennäringen ska värnas eftersom den är en betydelsefull del av samisk kultur« (party programme ↗)“Reindeer herding shall be valued because it is an important part of Sámi culture”
• support for minorities' efforts»Det är en central offentlig uppgift att stödja minoriteters egna insatser« (party programme ↗)“It is a central public task to support minorities' own efforts”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The documents say nothing about national flag days or about the Sámi. The closest principle is that freedoms and rights belong to individuals and never to collectives, and that the party rejects the collectivism of identity politics, which argues against introducing a new flag day as a marker for an ethnic group. That the party programme values national continuity and Swedish culture points in part in the opposite direction, which is why the conclusion is uncertain.

• rights belong to individualsdecisive»Fri- och rättigheter tillhör individer och aldrig« (party programme ↗)“Freedoms and rights belong to individuals and never”
• rejects identity politics»Denna identitetspolitikens kollektivism strider mot« (party programme ↗)“This collectivism of identity politics runs counter to”
• national continuity»Moderaterna värdesätter den kontinuitet som Sverige« (party programme ↗)“The Moderate Party values the continuity that Sweden”

The election manifesto states that the position of indigenous peoples and their cultural values shall be protected, and the party programme exempts the national minorities from general assimilation efforts and grants them extensive cultural autonomy. A public flag day for Sámi National Day is a symbolic recognition measure within that framework. The plan simultaneously emphasizes common Swedish holidays as a binding force, but this does not preclude acknowledging an established indigenous people.

• protect indigenous peoples' positiondecisive»Urfolkens ställning och kulturella värden ska värnas i den utrikespolitiska inriktningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The position and cultural values of indigenous peoples shall be protected in foreign policy direction.”
• cultural autonomy for minorities»ges långtgående kulturell autonomi« (party programme ↗)“granted extensive cultural autonomy”
• different cultures shall be protected»mänsklighetens gemensamma arv och bör erkännas och skyddas till allas gagn« (party programme ↗)“humanity's common heritage and should be recognized and protected for everyone's benefit”
• common holidays hold society together»gemensamma högtider och traditioner« (party programme ↗)“common holidays and traditions”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.