| CAB | County Administrative Board |
| CeSam | Vaartoe Centre for Sami Research |
| CLLD | Community-led local development |
| EAFRD | European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development |
| EMFF | European Maritime and Fisheries Fund |
| ERDF | European Regional Development Fund |
| ESF | European Social Fund |
| ESI | European Structural and Investment Funds |
| EU | European Union |
| FPIC | Free, prior and informed consent |
| FUA | Functional urban area |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| LAG | Local Action Group |
| MOU | Memorandum of understanding |
| NGO | Non-governmental organisation |
| RDP | Regional development programme |
| ROP | Regional operational programme |
| RUS | Regional development strategy |
| SALAR | Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions |
| SME | Small and medium-sized enterprise |
| SNI | Standard Industrial Classification |
| SOS | Official statistical system of Sweden |
| SSR | The National Union of the Swedish Saami People (Svenska Samernas RIksförbund/Sámiid Riikkasearvi) |
Linking the Indigenous Sami People with Regional Development in Sweden
