Sámiid Ædnan

Infobox ESC entry
song = flagicon|Norway "Sámiid Ædnan"


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year = 1980
country = Norway
artist = Sverre Kjelsberg, Mattis Hætta
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language = Norwegian
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composer = Sverre Kjelsberg
lyricist = Ragnar Olsen
conductor = Sigurd Jansen
place = 16th
points = 15
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lyrics = [http://www.diggiloo.net/?1980no from Diggiloo Thrush]
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prev = "Oliver (song)|Oliver"
prev_link = Oliver (song)|Oliver
next = "Aldri I Livet"
next_link = Aldri I Livet

"Sámiid Ædnan" (English translation: "Lapland") was the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980, performed by Sverre Kjelsberg and Mattis Hætta. The song is sometimes described as being in the Sami language, however this is not correct. The words of the song were performed in Norwegian by Sverre Kjelsberg, while Mattis Hætta contributed with yoik - a Sami form of vocal music without words.

The song is inspired by the autonomy movement among the Sami people of northern Norway, with the duo singing that the demand for autonomy was made in a very subdued manner. Mention is also made of the traditional music of the region, the yoik, which is described as being "stronger than gunpowder" in the lyrics. The line "framførr tinget der dem satt, hørtes joiken dag og natt" ("in front of the parliament where they sat, the yoik was heard day and night"), refers to a hunger strike by Sami activists in front of the Norwegian parliament building in connection with the Alta controversy shortly before.

The song was performed eleventh on the night (following Finland's Vesa-Matti Loiri with "Huilumies" and preceding Germany's Katja Ebstein with "Theater"). At the close of voting, it had received 15 points, placing 16th in a field of 19.

It was succeeded as Norwegian representative at the 1981 Contest by Finn Kalvik with "Aldri I Livet".