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Norrland when Finland was an integrated part of Sweden. Norrland ( Swedish: [ˈnɔ̌rːland] ⓘ, "Northland", originally Norrlanden or "the Northlands") is the northernmost, largest and least populated of the three traditional lands of Sweden, consisting of nine provinces. Although Norrland does not serve any administrative purposes, it ...
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Nordland (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈnûːrlɑn] ⓘ; Lule Sami:...
- Upper Norrland
Geography. Övre Norrland is the northernmost region of...
- Nordland
Norrland ( [ˈnɔ̌rːland] ( lyssna)) är den nordligaste och till ytan största av Sveriges tre landsdelar och definieras traditionellt av nio landskap: Gästrikland, Hälsingland, Härjedalen, Jämtland, Medelpad, Ångermanland, Västerbotten, Norrbotten och Lappland. [ 1] Norrland definieras idag ofta som fem län, [ 1] med total yta 261 ...
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Norrland, region, northern Sweden, encompassing the traditional landskaper (provinces) of Gästrikland, Hälsingland, Medelpad, Ångermanland, Västerbotten, Norrbotten, Härjedalen, Jämtland, and Lappland. Its land area constitutes about 60 percent of Sweden’s total territory. Its most striking
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Sweden was historically divided into the four lands: Götaland (with exception of Scania, Blekinge, Halland and Bohuslän until the 17th century), Svealand, Norrland and Österland. Large parts of Norrland were only inhabited by the Sami people and the border towards Norway was unclear in the far north. Österland (literally Eastland) is an old ...
Norrland is the northernmost region of Sweden. The other two regions are Götaland and Svealand. Norrland includes the Swedish counties Gävleborg County, Västernorrland County, Jämtland County, Västerbotten County and Norrbotten County. By "Upper Norrland" people usually mean Norrbotten and Västerbotten counties. Historically parts of ...
