Brita Maret "Sofia" Jannok (born 15 September 1982) is a Swedish Sámi artist, singer, songwriter and radio host.
Several times, she has publicly taken a stance in social media against the establishment of mines on land used by Sámi reindeer herders.
The day after, 1 July, she participated in SVT's program from Skansen in Stockholm for the inauguration of the Swedish Presidency of the EU.
On stage at the same time was also a group of left-wing anti-fascist activists wearing ski masks with the message "Free Joel" printed on their shirts, which alludes to an activist who was arrested and convicted for attempted manslaughter and rioting[3][4] because of the riots in Kärrtorp, when a group of Neo-Nazis attacked a left-wing anti-racism demonstration.
[13] In 2021, Jannok was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Luleå University of Technology "for her work for the rights of indigenous people, against discrimination and racism, and for the Arctic environment.