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Laponia, or Lappland, was a historical Province or landskap in the extreme north of Sweden. In 1809 it was split into a Swedish western part and a Finnish eastern part. It borders to Jemtia, Angermannia and Westrobothnia in Sweden and to Ostrobothnia in Finland. It also borders to Norway and Russia.

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Lappland
Lappi
Swedish Laponia Finnish Laponia
Land Norrland
Government in Sweden Norrbotten County
Västerbotten County
Government in Finland Lapland ProvinceThe 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 Lapla
Area Swedish part 109,702 km²

Map highlighting the location of Laponia


Laponia
Provincial flower
- SwedishSwedish svenska is a language spoken principally in Sweden, Finland finlandsvenska , Aland and in the coastland of Estonia estlandssvenska . Swedish is classified as a member of the East section of the Scandinavian languages, a sub-group of the Germanic g
- Latin 		Mountain avens
- Fjällsippa
- Dryas octopetala
Provincial animal Arctic foxThe Arctic fox Alopex lagopus or Vulpes lagopus is a small fox native to cold Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Although some authorities have suggested placing them in the Vulpes genus, they have long been considered the sole member of the genus
Provincial bird Blåhake


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For current affairs see: Västerbotten County, Norrbotten County, and Lapland ProvinceThe 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 Lapla

The historical province of Laponia is divided between the Swedish Norrbotten County, in the north, Västerbotten County, in the south and the northern part of the Finnish administrative Lapland Province in the east. Citizens of Sami decent are eligible to stand and vote in elections for the Swedish Sami Parliament .




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LaponiaLaponia or Lappland was a historical Province or landskap in the extreme north of Sweden. In 1809 it was split into a Swedish western part and a Finnish eastern part. It borders to Jemtia, Angermannia and Westrobothnia in Sweden and to Ostrobothnia in FinLaponian areaThe Laponian area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the province of Laponia in northern Sweden. It consists of the national parks Muddus, Sarek, Padjelanta and Stora Sjofallet, together with the nature reserves Sjaunja and Stubba and the areas of SulitelLaponia Ranger RegimentLaponia Ranger Regiment or Lapplands jagarregemente also I 22 is a Swedish Army infantry regiment, one of the few new formations raised in the 20th century. It was disbanded in 2000. History The regiment traces its origins from the Norrbotten Regiment ski
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