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Lapland borders the Finnish region of North Ostrobothnia in the south. It also borders the Gulf of Bothnia, Norrbotten County in Sweden, Finnmark County and Troms County in Norway, and Murmansk Oblast and the Republic of Karelia in Russia. The topography of Lapland varies from vast mires and forests in the south to fells in the north.
The third largest lake, Lake Inari in the Lapland province of extreme northern Finland, has a surface area of 1,040.28 square kilometres (401.65 sq mi), a total shore length of 3,308 kilometres (2,055 mi), a maximum depth of 92 metres (302 ft), some 3,318 islands, and a total water volume of 15.9 cubic kilometres (3.8 cu mi). Despite its size ...
Hetta (Finnish:; Northern Sami: Heahttá [ˈhea̯hːtaː]) is the main village [citation needed] in the municipality of Enontekiö in the north-west part of Finnish Lapland. [1] It is also the municipality's administrative centre and the start or end point of the standard trekking / skiing route across the Pallas-Yllastunturi National Park.
Self-made in Inkscape. Base map from File:Map of Finland-en.svg; municipality borders from File:Suomi.kunnat.2010.svg with corrections and updates. Coat of arms is File:Lapin maakunnan vaakuna.svg. Author: Oona Räisänen : Other versions
Sodankylä (Finnish: [ˈsodɑŋˌkylæ]; Northern Sami: Soađegilli [ˈsoɑ̯ðeˌkilliː]; Inari Sami: Suáđigil; Skolt Sami: Suäʹđjel) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the region of Lapland, and lies at the northern end of Highway 5 and along Highway 4 . The Kitinen River flows near the center of Sodankylä.
Lemmenjoki National Park (Finnish: Lemmenjoen kansallispuisto, Inari Sami: Lemmee aalmuglâšmecci, Northern Sami: Leammi álbmotmeahcci) is situated in area of municipalities of Inari and Kittilä, Lapland, in Northern Finland. It was founded in 1956 and has since been expanded twice.
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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 was separated from the Province of Oulu . After the Second World War, the Petsamo municipality (former province) and part of the Salla municipality were ceded to the Soviet Union .