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To forward the ratification of the ilo 169 convention the government of finland has launched a comparative study on how the sami peoples’ rights are materialized in finland. the goal of the study is the gather background information to form basis to the ratification of the ilo 169 convention. the government will come back to the ratification issue once results of the study have been presented by the end of 2016.the state subsidy for supporting cultural initiatives and other activities of the minority groups in finland is channeled through general art and culture subsidy as well as through appropriations. in addition, each year a separate appropriation is granted for the support of sami culture, for which the grant decisions are made by the sami parliament. preparation of the grants issued by the ministry of education and culture is an authoritative process.one conrete example is the sami cultural centre sajos which was opened in 2012. it creates better conditions for the sami to freely maintain and develope their own language, culture and livelihood and cultural self-goverment.  the sami cultural centre sajos fundamentally improves their opportunity to provide information of the sami as indigenous people of finland. the sami cultural centre is a meeting point, both nationally and internationally. the sami cultural centre sajos project was launched by the sami parliament already in 2000. funding for the activities of the cultural centre was included in the state budget in the spring of 2007. sajos was also one of the largest publicly funded erdf cultural projects for the period 2007-2013. the construction of sajos was culturally important particularly from the perspective of multi-culturalism, cultural minorities and indigenous peoples.