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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 .
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).
The present-day Finnish region, modern province of Lapland contains also an Ostrobothnian area called Peräpohjola outside of the historical Laponia. The historical province formed a part of a larger Swedish historical province of Laponia before Finland was ceded to Russia in September 1809.
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.
Date: 17 July 2010: Source: Self-made in Inkscape. Base map from File:Map of Finland-en.svg; municipality borders from File:Suomi.kunnat.2010.svg with corrections and updates. . Coat of arms is File:Lapin maakunnan vaakuna.
Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park's location north of the Arctic Circle means that it experiences the typical weather and natural phenomena associated with seasonal changes. Winter includes a polar night period in December–January, snowfall, freezing temperatures that can drop to -30 °C and very little sunlight.
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 .
The Province of Lapland (Finnish: Lapin lääni, Swedish: Lapplands län) was a province of Finland from 1938 to 2009. It was established in 1938, when it was separated from the Province of Oulu . After the Second World War, the Petsamo municipality (former province) and part of the Salla municipality were ceded to the Soviet Union .