Sandra Andersen Eira (born 21 June 1986) is a fisher and Norwegian Sámi politician from Russenes, Porsanger, Finnmark, Norway. As of 2022, she is serving as a medic, while an enlistee in the Ukrainian Armed Forces. From 2017 to 2021, she served as a member of the Sámi Parliament of Norway (Sametinget), elected to the

Norwegian Sámi Association The Norwegian Sámi Association ( se, Norgga Sámiid Riikasearvi , no, Norske Samers Riksforbund), also known as NSR, is the largest Sámi organization in Norway. The association was founded in 1968. Purpose The NSR actively runs cultural, ...

from the Ávjovárri constituency. Following the end of her term in the Sametinget, she spent a year commuting between the United States and Norway, including expanding her fishing business and being featured in a documentary titled ''Sea Sisters''. During the

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...

, she

volunteered Volunteering is a voluntary act of an individual or group freely giving time and labor for community service. Many volunteers are specifically trained in the areas they work, such as medicine, education, or emergency rescue. Others serve ...

for the International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine, joining a mixed- British and American ranger squad; she worked as a medic on the squad. As of December 2022, she was still part of the International Legion fighting for Ukraine; she has been back to Norway t leastone time, for a few days.Børre Haugli. https://www.dagsavisen.no/nordnorge/2022/12/14/sandra-36-fremmedkriger-i-ukraina-og-sametingspolitiker/. Dagsavisen.no. Retrieved 2022-12-14

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Sandra Andersen Eira
at Sametinget 1986 births Living people People from Porsanger Members of the Sámi Parliament of Norway Norwegian Sámi politicians 21st-century Norwegian women politicians 21st-century Norwegian politicians People of the Russo-Ukrainian War International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine personnel Ukrainian female military personnel Women in 21st-century warfare Norwegian fishers Foreign volunteers in the Russian invasion of Ukraine {{Ukraine-mil-bio-stub