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Lapland, also known by its Swedish name Lappland (Northern Sami: Sápmi, Finnish: Lappi, Latin: Lapponia), is a province in northernmost Sweden. It borders Jämtland, Ångermanland, Västerbotten, Norrbotten, Norway and Finland. Nearly a quarter of Sweden's land area is in Lappland. Lapland originally extended eastward.
Location of Laponian area in Sweden. The Laponian area is a large mountainous wildlife area in the Lapland province in northern Sweden, more precisely in Gällivare Municipality, Arjeplog Municipality and Jokkmokk Municipality. The name comes from the Latin name for Lapland.
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Jul 14, 2023 · Swedish Lapland is the only Swedish region that borders two other countries – Norway and Finland. Swedish Lapland boasts three UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the cultural and natural landscape of Laponia, Gammelstad Church Town in Luleå and Struve Geodetic Arc.
Sweden, Europe. Lappland is Europe’s last true wilderness. With a grand mountain range, endless forest and countless pristine lakes as your playground, it’s your chance to be a true explorer. Its great swathes of virgin land are dotted with reindeer – this is Sami country still, and your chance to delve into the reindeer herders ...
Sápmi (as its name is in Northern Sámi language), in English commonly known as Lapland (/ ˈ l æ p l ən d /), is the most northern part of Fennoscandia. Fennoscandia is a peninsula in northern Europe. The area of Sápmi is shared between four countries: Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia.
Lapland is a province in Finland and the neighbouring one in Sweden. It is sometimes used as a tourist (or historic and deprecated) term for most any part of Sápmi, the traditional land of the Sámi, which includes also most of Northern Norway and Murmansk Oblast .
