Northern Scandinavian refers to the people and cultures of the northernmost parts of Scandinavia, which includes Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark. The two main ethnic groups in this region are the Lapps (also known as the SAMI) and the Finns. The Lapps are an indigenous people who have traditionally lived in the northern parts of Norway, Sweden, and Finland. They speak a language called SAMI, which is related to Finnish and other Uralic languages. The Finns are a Finno-Ugric people who have traditionally lived in Finland and parts of Russia. They speak a language called Finnish, which is related to Estonian and other Uralic languages.