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    Southern Lapland (Finnish: Peräpohjola or Peräpohja; Swedish: Nordbotten or Överbotten; lit. 'Rear Bothnia') was the northernmost part of the historical...
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    Lapland (Finnish: Lappi [ˈlɑpːi]; Northern Sami: Lappi; Inari Sami: Lappi; Swedish: Lappland; Latin: Lapponia; Skolt Sami: Ла̄ппӣ мäддкåҍддь, Lappi mäddkå'dd)...
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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...
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    During World War II, the Lapland War (Finnish: Lapin sota; Swedish: Lapplandskriget; German: Lapplandkrieg) saw fighting between Finland and Nazi Germany...
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    students come from southern part of Finland or from abroad. The university is ranked internationally at 2570th place. The University of Lapland focuses on art...
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    [ˈlʏ̌kːsɛlɛ]; Southern Sami: Liksjoe; Ume Sami: Likssjuo) is a locality and the seat of Lycksele Municipality in Västerbotten County, province of Lapland, Sweden...
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    The Lapland longspur (Calcarius lapponicus), also known as the Lapland bunting, is a passerine bird in the longspur family Calcariidae, a group separated...
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    Sápmi (redirect from Lapland (region))
    north, it is bounded by the Barents Sea, Norwegian Sea, and White Sea. Lapland (/ˈlæplænd/) has been a historical term for areas inhabited by the Sami...
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    Ingegerd; et al. (18 February 2011). "Diet and lifestyle of the Sámi of southern Lapland in the 1930s–1950s and today". International Journal of Circumpolar...
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    of Lapland and detached the Lapland Group from the North Finland Group. The group was placed under the command of Kurt Wallenius. In southern Lapland, near...
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    the state bird of Alaska in 1955. It is also the regional bird of Southern Lapland. Chicken, Alaska was originally going to be named "ptarmigan" in 1902...
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    Enontekiö (category Municipalities of Lapland (Finland))
    Iänudâh; Skolt Sami: Jeänõk) is a municipality in the Finnish part of Lapland with approx. 1,800 inhabitants. It is situated in the outermost northwest...
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    to Östersund at the Lake Storsjön. From then on the route goes through Lapland and its wilderness, via the towns Vilhelmina, Storuman, Arvidsjaur, Jokkmokk...
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    The Province of Lapland (Finnish: Lapin lääni, Swedish: Lapplands län) was a province of Finland from 1938 to 2009. It was established in 1938, when it...
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    Västerbottens län includes the province of Västerbotten and the southern part of Swedish Lapland.[citation needed] On 18 January 1884, all Swedish provinces...
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    södra Lappland [At Lappbönder. Descriptions tales and stories from southern Lapland] (in Swedish). Stockholm: A. Bonnier. OCLC 46788856. Murray, H. J....
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  • There are a number of national parks within Lapland Province in Finland, as well as in Swedish Lapland in the western parts of Västerbotten County and...
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    Vojmån is a river that runs through southern Lapland, Sweden, from the Norwegian border south of Skalmodal to Lake Volgsjön, where it flows into Vilhelmina...
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  • language that was originally spoken in the southernmost district of Finnish Lapland as far south as the Sámi siidas around Kuusamo. A complex of local variants...
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    southeast, the counties of Nordland and Troms in Norway to the northwest, and Lapland Province in Finland to the northeast. The name "Norrbotten" is also used...
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    varying strengths. In 2009 the Lapland brewery was closed and since then Lapin Kulta has been brewed in the southern Finnish town of Lahti. The brewery...
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    Taiga covers most of Finland from northern regions of southern provinces to the north of Lapland. On the southwestern coast, south of the Helsinki-Rauma...
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    everyday speech and seen as culturally distinct. The main exception is Lapland, where people see themselves as citizens of Västerbotten or Norrbotten...
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    Rovaniemi (category Municipalities of Lapland (Finland))
    capital and commercial centre of Finland's northernmost province, Lapland, and its southern part Peräpohjola. The city centre is situated about 6 kilometres...
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    and the seat of Jokkmokk Municipality in Norrbotten County, province of Lapland, Sweden, with 2,786 inhabitants in 2010. The Lule Sami name of the place...
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    southwestern coast and from early October to early May in Lapland.[citation needed] This means that southern portions of the country are snow-covered about three...
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  • purposes. Eastern Lapland Kemi-Tornio sub-region Northern Lapland Rovaniemi sub-region Torne Valley Tunturi Lapland, i.e. Fell Lapland Koillismaa Nivala-Haapajärvi...
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    Battle of Salla (1939) (category History of Lapland (Finland))
    future. On 30 November, the Soviets had four divisions in the area. Southern Lapland is 80% covered by forests or swamps. The geography is dominated by...
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    Stekenjokk is a tourist road stretching from northern Jämtland to southern Lapland, Sweden. It begins in Strömsund and ends in Vilhelmina. Part of the...
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    Center, and the regional museum of Lapland, founded in 1975. The exhibitions at the Provincial Museum of Lapland and the Arctic Center examine culture...
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