An election to Norway's Sámi Parliament this week returned major gains for a party opposed to land rights and other special privileges for the Indigenous group.

The North Calotte People's Party (NKF) ran on a platform of "equality" for Norwegians and Sámi, as well as for members of the Kven Finnish minority, in their Arctic homeland.

"For centuries, the Arctic Cap has been a melting pot of Sámi, Kvens, Finns, Norwegians and others," the NKF's platform reads . "Equality means that everyone should have the same opportunities and rights, regardless of where they live, what language they speak or what culture they belong to."

The party secured a record 15 seats and nearly one-third of the vote on Monday, coming second only to the Norwegian Sámi Association (NSR), Norway's oldest Sámi pa

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