Laponia

Categories: Provinces of Sweden | Historical provinces of Finland | Lappland

Laponia was a historical Swedish province or landskap in the north of Sweden-Finland until 1809, when Finland was ceded by Russia, and the province split into Swedish Lapland and Finnish Lapland. Today the Swedish province serves no administrative purpose, but the Finnish still does.

Other uses

• Lapp is the old name of the native Sami people and Lapland is the commonly used name of their habitat, covering the northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia.
• In Sweden, a part of the Lapp native habitat, the Laponian area, a large untouched wilderness, is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Historical districts

Laponia was historically divided into districts.

Districts: Arjeplog Lapland Court District, Arvidsjaur Lapland Court District, Enonteki Lapland Court District, Gällivare Lapland Court District, Jokkmokk Lapland Court District, Jukkasjärvi Lapland Court District, Lycksele Lapland Court District, Norsjö and Malå Court District and Åsele Lapland Court District.hu:Lappland tartomány ro:Lappland sv:Lappland