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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 expedition to Lapland, the northernmost region in Sweden, by Carl Linnaeus between May and October 1732 was an important part of his scientific career. Linnaeus departed from Uppsala and travelled clockwise around the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia over the course of six months, making major inland incursions from Umeå , Luleå and Tornio .
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.
Laponia (Lappland) in the realm of Sweden.Though drawn exactly on the map, northern borders against Russia and Norway were approximate. Laponia (Swedish: Lappland) was a historical Swedish province, or landscape, in the north of Sweden.
The history of Finland began around 9000 BC during the end of the last glacial period. Stone Age cultures were Kunda , Comb Ceramic , Corded Ware , Kiukainen , and Pöljä cultures [ fi ] . The Finnish Bronze Age started in approximately 1500 BC and the Iron Age started in 500 BC and lasted until 1300 AD.
However, the greatest blow to the wealth of the town came in the last war between Sweden and Russia in 1808, which saw the Russians capture and annex Finland. The border was drawn through the deepest channel of the Muonio and Tornio rivers, splitting Lapland into two parts, with deleterious effects on trade. Tornio ended up on the Russian side ...
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 .
Ukonkivi ("Ukko's rock") is located on the island of Ukonsaari in lake Inari, Finnish Lapland.The Inari Sami name for the island is Äijih.The area of the lake is called Ukonselkä.