Southern Lapland

Southern Lapland (Finnish: Peräpohjola or Peräpohja;^[1] Swedish: Nordbotten^[2] or Överbotten; lit. 'Rear Bothnia') was the northernmost part of the historical province of Ostrobothnia, and has sometimes been considered a separate region,^[3]^[4] but it is now part of the Lapland region. It belonged to the province of Oulu for a long time, but from 1938 it formed the southern part of the province of Lapland, which was founded that year. Parts of the Salla-Kuusamo area, which included the easternmost part of southern Lapland, were ceded to the Soviet Union in 1940, after the end of the Winter War^[5] and again in 1944, after the end of the Continuation War.^[6]

The willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) is the regional bird of Southern Lapland.^[7]

Municipalities of Southern Lapland

References

^ Terho Itkonen: Kielen kärjeltä, pp. 155–158 (in Finnish)
^ Liljeström, Fredrik. "Österbotten - Uppslagsverket Finland 1985". Nykarlebyvyer (in Swedish). Retrieved January 15, 2021.
^ Otavan iso tietosanakirja (1963), pp. 1094 (in Finnish)
^ Uusi pikkujättiläinen (1989), pp. 415 (in Finnish)
^ Jowett, Philip; Snodgrass, Brent (2006). Finland at War 1939–45. Osprey. ISBN 978-1-84176-969-1.
^ Vehviläinen, Olli (2002). Finland in the Second World War: Between Germany and Russia. New York: Palgrave. ISBN 0333801490.
^ Riekko, Lagopus lagopus – LuontoPortti (in Finnish)

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[1] Terho Itkonen: Kielen kärjeltä, pp. 155–158 (in Finnish)

[2] Liljeström, Fredrik. "Österbotten - Uppslagsverket Finland 1985". Nykarlebyvyer (in Swedish). Retrieved January 15, 2021.

[3] Otavan iso tietosanakirja (1963), pp. 1094 (in Finnish)

[4] Uusi pikkujättiläinen (1989), pp. 415 (in Finnish)

[5] Jowett, Philip; Snodgrass, Brent (2006). Finland at War 1939–45. Osprey. ISBN 978-1-84176-969-1.

[6] Vehviläinen, Olli (2002). Finland in the Second World War: Between Germany and Russia. New York: Palgrave. ISBN 0333801490.

[7] Riekko, Lagopus lagopus – LuontoPortti (in Finnish)

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v t e Historical provinces of Finland
Finland Proper	Southwest Finland (except Loimaa and Somero municipalities)
Karelia	North Karelia South Karelia Old Finland eastern Kymenlaakso easternmost North Savo southernmost South Savo
Laponia	northern Lapland
Ostrobothnia	Central Ostrobothnia Ostrobothnia Kainuu North Ostrobothnia predominantly South Ostrobothnia Southern Lapland
Satakunta	Satakunta predominantly Pirkanmaa westernmost Central Finland northeastern Southwest Finland southeastern South Ostrobothnia Loimaa of Southwest Finland
Savonia	predominantly North Savo predominantly South Savo
Tavastia	Päijät-Häme Kanta-Häme predominantly Central Finland northwestern Kymenlaakso westernmost North Savo southern and southwestern Pirkanmaa southwesternmost South Savo Somero of Southwest Finland
Uusimaa	Uusimaa southwestern Kymenlaakso
Åland	Åland

Southern Lapland

Municipalities of Southern Lapland

See also

References