Experience of discrimination in egalitarian societies: the Sámi and majority populations in Sweden and Norway

The Sámi people stand out as the only Indigenous minority in an egalitarian European context, namely Nordic Countries. Therefore, inequalities that they may face are worth closer inspection. Drawing on distinction between among individuals (vertical) and groups (horizontal), we investigate how different types of affect today. We formulate a series hypotheses social, economic, cultural, political linked with discrimination experience, test these original data from population survey conducted northern Norway Sweden simultaneously 2021. findings show ethnic background increases probability experiencing discrimination. While individual-level economic inequality is also pertinent, this does not directly materialise between-group inequality. Instead, language use strong predictor revealing socio-cultural nature inequalities. Cross-country differences reflected effect use.