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Historical province of Laponia (the borders of modern provinces with pink colour and the modern border of Finland, same as at the signing moment of final act of CSCE 1975) Coat of arms. Laponia (Finnish: Lappi, Swedish: Lappland) is a historical Finnish Province in the north of Finland.
The Laponia area also contains three major hydropower stations with belonging basins and a big expansion of 100 wind power stations inside the world heritage area is planned. The highest mountain of the area is Sarektjåhkkå , at 2,089 metres (6,854 ft).
Rovaniemi (/ ˈ r oʊ v ə n i. ə m i / ROH-və-nee-ə-mee, [6] Finnish: [ˈroʋɑˌnie̯mi] ⓘ; Northern Sami: Roavvenjárga [ˈroɑ̯vveˌɲaːrːka]; Inari Sami: Ruávinjargâ; Skolt Sami: Ruäʹvnjargg) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Lapland.
Historical provinces of Finland (the borders of modern regions with yellow colour) The first name in the parentheses is the Finnish name and the second is the Swedish one. Finland Proper (Varsinais-Suomi, Egentliga Finland) Karelia (Karjala, Karelen) Laponia (Lappi, Lappland) Ostrobothnia (Pohjanmaa, Österbotten) Satakunta (Satakunta, Satakunda)
Laponia (Swedish: Lappland) was a historical Swedish province, or landscape, in the north of Sweden. It evolved from Lappmarken . In 1809, Sweden ceded the eastern part , along with Finland , to the Russian Empire , which in effect created a Swedish Lapland and Finnish Lapland .
Laponia may refer to: Laponia (historical province), a historical Finnish and Swedish province; Laponia (historical province of Finland) Laponian area, a wildlife area in Sweden; The Latin name for Lapland
Lapland, also known by its Swedish name Lappland (Northern Sami: Sápmi, Finnish: Lappi, Latin: Lapponia), is a province in northernmost Sweden.It borders the Swedish provinces of Jämtland, Ångermanland, Västerbotten, and Norrbotten, as well as Norway and Finland.
Lapland is the home of about 3.4% of Finland's total population and is by far the least densely populated area in the country. The biggest towns in Lapland are Rovaniemi (the regional capital), Tornio , and Kemi .