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The area of the Lapland region is 100,367 km², which consists of 92,667 km² of dry land, 6,316 km² fresh water and 1,383 km² of seawater. [16] In the south it borders the Northern Ostrobothnia region, in the west, Sweden, in the north and west Norway, and in the east, Russia.
Northern Lapland is a subdivision of Finnish Lapland and one of the sub-regions of Finland since 2009. It is the largest and most sparsely populated sub-region in ...
Luosto is a fell in Finnish Lapland, in the Sodankylä municipality. It is about 510 metres (1,670 ft) high. It is part of Pyhä-Luosto National Park. There is a weather radar on the fell top. The Luosto ski resort and amethyst mine are nearby. Kalevi Aho's 12th symphony is written in inspiration of this fell. [1]
A beautiful display of the aurora borealis was captured in Lapland, Finland, on March 13.This video, recorded by Jasim Sarker, was posted by the tourism organization Visit Lapland.According to the ...
The northern lights, also known as aurora borealis, began dancing as early as 1900 local time and the activity intensified until the sky exploded a few hours later near the city of Rovaniemi in ...
Saariselkä (Inari Sami: Suáluiščielgi; Northern Sami: Suoločielgi; lit. ' island-ridge ') is a fell area in Lapland, northern Finland. It is located in the Inari, Savukoski and Sodankylä municipalities. The highest point is 718 meters (2,356 ft) high Mt Sokosti. [2] The range is mostly two-billion-year-old granulite. The last ice age ...
Northern and southern bird species mix in Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park. Northern species include the rock ptarmigan, willow grouse and Eurasian dotterel. Lush spruce forests are a popular location for southern species like the common blackbird and wood warbler. Various tit species, Siberian jays and pine grosbeaks can be seen in the forest.
Lemmenjoki National Park (Finnish: Lemmenjoen kansallispuisto, Inari Sami: Lemmee aalmuglâšmecci, Northern Sami: Leammi álbmotmeahcci) is situated in area of municipalities of Inari and Kittilä, Lapland, in Northern Finland. It was founded in 1956 and has since been expanded twice.