Konferenca ugotavlja, da sta se Švedska in Finska zavezali k ohranjanju in razvijanju sredstev za življenje, jezik, kulturo in načina življenja Laponcev in upošteva, da sta tradicionalna laponska kultura in preživljanje odvisna od osnovnih gospodarskih dejavnosti, kakor je reja severne jelenjadi na območjih, ki jih tradicionalno naseljujejo Laponci.
The Conference notes that Sweden and Finland are committed to preserving and developing the means of livelihood, language, culture and way of life of the Sami people and considers that traditional Sami culture and livelihood depend on primary economic activities, such as reindeer husbandry in the traditional areas of Sami settlement.