It's winter in the far north of Sweden and the reindeer are seeking refuge from the bitter wind and snow. The herds move from the open mountains into the forests where they can find sheltrer and dig through the snow to find food beneath. These animals move across an area which stretches from Norway across Sweden, Finland and into Russia. This region is also home to one of the largest indigenous ethnic groups in Europe - the sami people. The Sami's livelihoods and traditions have always been connected to the reindeer and, even today, ten per cent of Sami people are reindeer herders. But in modern-day Sweden many of the forests are privately owned by people who make a living by selling the wood. If the Sami's reindeer illegally gather on their land,they can take the Sami to court and fine them. Olof Johansson, a Sami herder, says that if courts start to ban them from the forests, Sweden and Europe will lose a culture that is over 1,000 years old.