Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Kiruna (Swedish: [ˈkǐːrʉna]; [2] Northern Sami: Giron; Finnish: Kiiruna [ˈkiːrunɑ]; Meänkieli: Kieruna) is the northernmost city in Sweden, situated in the province of Lapland. It had 17,002 inhabitants in 2016 [ 3 ] and is the seat of Kiruna Municipality (population: 23,167 in 2016) [ 4 ] in Norrbotten County .
Norrbotten province covers only the eastern part of Norrbotten County – the inland mostly belongs to the Swedish Lapland province (Lappland). The capital of Norrbotten is Luleå Other significant towns include Boden, Kiruna and Piteå. The majority of the population lives in the namesake province, whereas the Lapland part of the county is ...
It is situated in Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden, with 303 inhabitants in 2010 [1] and 350 in 2011. [2] It is a church village, located alongside the Muonio River on the border with Finland. The Finnish village of Karesuvanto (population about 140) is located on the Finnish side of the river. According to Finnish tradition, they ...
The following is an incomplete list of country music festivals, which encapsulates music festivals focused on country music.This list may have some overlap with the larger topic list of folk festivals, and may also overlap with the related topics list of blues festivals, list of jam band music festivals, list of bluegrass music festivals, and list of old-time music festivals.
Music festivals of all genres are included, including rock festivals, classical music festivals, jazz festivals, pop festivals, electronic music festivals, and folk festivals, among other types. Festivals that feature music as well as other arts may be included here, but are also categorized under Category:Arts festivals. This is a container ...
2024 Announce. 📣 JUST ANNOUNCED - The Back Road Music Festival 2024 main stage acts! This year, Headlining the festival is one of the most widely recognized and awarded female country musicians ...
The region stretches over four countries: Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia.To the north, it is bounded by the Barents Sea, Norwegian Sea, and White Sea. [2] [3] Lapland (/ ˈ l æ p l æ n d /) has been a historical term for areas inhabited by the Sami based on the older term "Lapp" for its inhabitants, a term which is now considered outdated or pejorative. [4]
Finnish Lapland. The three northernmost municipalities Utsjoki, Inari and Enontekiö and part of Sodankylä are officially considered the Sámi area. Finland ratified the 1966 UN Covenant on Civil and Political Rights though several cases have been brought before the UN Human Rights Committee. Of those, 36 cases involved a determination of the ...