Lapland Province
Lappi, or the
Province of Lapland is one of the
Provinces of
Finland, and a part of the larger geographical area of
Lapland, which spans over four countries. The municipalities in the province cooperate in a
Regional Council, which also makes it the
Region of Lapland. It borders the
Province of Oulu and the
Region of North Ostrobothnia in the south. It also borders to the
Gulf of Bothnia,
Norrbotten County in
Sweden,
Finnmark County in
Norway and to
Murmansk Oblast in
Russia. In some parts of the world, particularly
Britain and Finland itself, it is considered the traditional home of
Santa Claus.
Lapland is home only to about 3.6% of the Finnish population, and is by far the least densely populated area in the country. The biggest towns in the Finnish Lapland are
Rovaniemi (the provincial capital),
Kemi, and
Tornio.
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Österbotten
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For History, Geography and Culture see: Laponia, Österbotten and VästerbottenLapland was separated from the province of
Oulu in
1936. After the
Second World War the
Petsamo and
Salla areas were ceded to the
Soviet Union.
Main article: Lapland State Provincial Office
The State Provincial Office is a joint regional authority of seven different ministries. It promotes national and regional objectives of the State central administration.
Main article: Lapland Regional Council
The 21
municipalities of Lapland are organized into a single
Region, where they cooperate in the Lapland Regional Council,
Lapin liitto or
Lapplands förbund.
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Main article: Heraldry of Laponia
The coat of arms for the
Province of Lapland is composed out of the coats of arms of
Laponia and
Österbotten. The
Regional Council of Lapland uses the Finnish variation of the coat of arms for
Laponia.
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Lapland State Provincial Office - Official site
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Lapland Regional Council - Official site
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Santa`s Lapland & Christmas Club - A free club for everyone interested in Lapland, Santa Claus or Christmas
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The Tourism Expert - Lapland links in 10 languages
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Finnish Lapland on
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