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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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    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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  • Fennoscandia (parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia) Lapland (Finland) (Lappi/Lappland), a Finnish region Lapland (former province of Finland) (Lappi/Lappland)...
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    County, province of Lapland, Sweden with 8,513 inhabitants in 2010. Until the 1600s, there were no settled communities in southern Lapland. The area was used...
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    eastern part of Norrbotten County – the inland mostly belongs to the Swedish Lapland province (Lappland). The capital of Norrbotten is Luleå Other significant...
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    Västerbotten, Lapland, and Ångermanland Västerbotten County, also known as Västerbottens län in Swedish, is located in the northern part of Sweden. It shares...
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    Jukkasjärvi (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjɵ̂kːasˌjærvɪ]; Sami: Čohkkiras) is a locality situated in Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 548 inhabitants...
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  • Åsele (category Lapland (Sweden))
    Åsele (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈǒːsɛlɛ]) is a locality and the seat of Åsele Municipality in Västerbotten County, province of Lapland, Sweden with 1,798...
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    seat of Arvidsjaur Municipality in Norrbotten County, province of Lapland, Sweden with 4,635 inhabitants in 2010. Arvidsjaur is a center for the European...
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    During World War II, the Lapland War (Finnish: Lapin sota; Swedish: Lapplandskriget; ‹See Tfd›German: Lapplandkrieg) saw fighting between Finland and...
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    provinces of Sweden are no archaic concept; they are still referenced in everyday speech and seen as culturally distinct. The main exception is Lapland, where...
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    Kiruna (redirect from Kiruna, Sweden)
    Kieruna) is the northernmost city in Sweden, situated in the province of Lapland. It had 17,002 inhabitants in 2016 and is the seat of Kiruna Municipality...
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    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 (composed...
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    Västerbotten (category Provinces of Sweden)
    Bothnia Sorsele, Lapland Storuman, Lapland Umeå, West Bothnia Vilhelmina, Lapland Vindeln, West Bothnia Vännäs, West Bothnia Åsele, Lapland Björksele Highest...
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  • Lappland (redirect from LapLand)
    Lappland can refer to: Lapland, a geographic region in Northern Fennoscandia Lapland (Sweden) Lapland (Finland) Lappmarken, a Swedish name for the region...
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  • The 21 municipalities of the Lapland Region (Finnish: Lappi; Northern Sami: Sápmi; Swedish: Lappland) in Finland are divided on six sub-regions: Kemijärvi...
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    Gällivare Lapland Court District (Swedish: Gällivare lappmarks tingslag) was a district of Lapland in Sweden. The provinces in Norrland were never divided...
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    Storuman (category Lapland (Sweden))
    seat of Storuman Municipality in Västerbotten County, province of Lapland, Sweden with 2,207 inhabitants in 2010. It is situated by the Ume River, at...
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    Sápmi (redirect from Lapland (region))
    countries: Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. To the north, it is bounded by the Barents Sea, Norwegian Sea, and White Sea. Lapland (/ˈlæplænd/) has been...
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    Kiruna mine (category 1898 establishments in Sweden)
    Kiruna in Norrbotten County, Lapland, Sweden. The mine is owned by Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB (LKAB), a large Swedish mining company. In 2018 the mine...
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    Gällivare (category Lapland (Sweden))
    the seat of Gällivare Municipality in Norrbotten County, province of Lapland, Sweden with 8,449 inhabitants in 2010. The town was founded in the 17th century...
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    Abisko (category Lapland (Sweden))
    Abisko (Swedish: [ˈɑ̌ːbɪskʊ]; Northern Sami: Ábeskovvu) is a village in Sápmi (Lapland), in northern Sweden, roughly 200 km north of the Arctic Circle...
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    (Swedish: [ˈǎrːjɛplʊɡ]; Pite Sami: Árjepluovve) is a locality and the seat of Arjeplog Municipality in Norrbotten County, province of Lapland, Sweden with...
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    Gällivare Lapland Airport (IATA: GEV, ICAO: ESNG) is an airport located in Gällivare Municipality, Sweden, about 7 kilometres (4 mi) east from Gällivare...
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    The University of Lapland (Finnish: Lapin yliopisto, Swedish: Lapplands universitet) is a public university in Rovaniemi, Finland. It was established in...
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    Malå (category Lapland (Sweden))
    Municipality in Västerbotten County, province of Lapland, Sweden with 2,050 inhabitants in 2010. The Swedish name Malå comes from the Sami Máláge. The origin...
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    Laponia (historical province) (category Former provinces of Sweden)
    effect created a Swedish Lapland and Finnish Lapland. Today, the Swedish part is no longer an administrative subdivision in Sweden (rather, it is part...
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    Dorotea (category Lapland (Sweden))
    the seat of Dorotea Municipality in Västerbotten County, province of Lapland, Sweden, with 1,543 inhabitants in 2010. European route E45 and the Inland...
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    Áhkká (category Lapland (Sweden))
    rather isolated, it looks impressive, earning it the nickname Queen of Lapland. In the Sámi tradition it is a holy mountain, and some hikers regard it...
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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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