Finnish Lapland
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Lapland Lapin maakunta Lapplands landskap |
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| Coordinates: 67°N 026°E / 67°N 26°ECoordinates: 67°N 026°E / 67°N 26°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Capital | Rovaniemi | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 100,366 km2 (38,752 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 92,667 km2 (35,779 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 7,699 km2 (2,973 sq mi) | |
| Population (2016-08-31) | ||
| • Total | 179,997 | |
| • Density | 1.8/km2 (4.6/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| ISO 3166 code | FI-10 | |
| Website | lapinliitto.fi | |
| Symbols | ||
| Animal | Reindeer | |
| Bird | Bluethroat | |
| Fish | Salmon | |
| Flower | Globe-flower | |
Lapland (Finnish: Lappi; Northern Sami: Sápmi; Swedish: Lappland) is the largest and northernmost region of Finland. The municipalities in the region cooperate in a Regional Council. Lapland borders the region of Northern 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 area of Lapland region is 100,367 km², which consists of 92,667 km²of dry land, 6,316 km² fresh water and 1,383 km² of sea areas. In south it borders Northern Ostrobothnia region, in west Sweden, in north and west Norway and in east Russia. Its borders follow three rivers: Tana, Muonio and Torne. The largest lake is Lake Inari, 1,102 km². Highest point is on Halti, which reaches 1,324 m (4,344 ft) on Finnish side of the border.
There are eight national parks in Lapland: Bothnian Bay, Lemmenjoki, Oulanka, Pallas-Yllästunturi, Pyhä-Luosto, Riisitunturi, Syöte and Urho Kekkonen National Park.
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