Difference between revisions of "Lapland"

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* Official English name of the [[Lapland Province]] (''Lappi'') in Finland
 
* Official English name of the [[Lapland Province]] (''Lappi'') in Finland
 
* English name of [[Lapland, Sweden]] (''Lappland''); the name is not in official use
 
* English name of [[Lapland, Sweden]] (''Lappland''); the name is not in official use
* [[Sápmi (area)]], the entire cultural region inhabited by the [[Sami people]] minority in northern Europe, sometimes erroneously referred to as Lapland
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* [[Sápmi (area)]], the entire cultural region inhabited by the Sami people minority in northern Europe, sometimes erroneously referred to as Lapland
  
 
;Other uses
 
;Other uses
* "Norwegian Lapland", a sporadic marketing term for [[Northern Norway]] and especially the county of [[Finnmark]]
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* "Norwegian Lapland", a sporadic marketing term for [[Northern Norway]] and especially the county of Finnmark
 
* "Russian Lapland", a sporadic marketing term for the [[Murmansk Oblast]]
 
* "Russian Lapland", a sporadic marketing term for the [[Murmansk Oblast]]
 
* Laplandija, a natural reserve in Murmansk Oblast
 
* Laplandija, a natural reserve in Murmansk Oblast
 
* [[Lapland, Indiana]], a small town in the United States
 
* [[Lapland, Indiana]], a small town in the United States

Revision as of 12:08, 21 June 2008

Lapland can refer to:

  • Official English name of the Lapland Province (Lappi) in Finland
  • English name of Lapland, Sweden (Lappland); the name is not in official use
  • Sápmi (area), the entire cultural region inhabited by the Sami people minority in northern Europe, sometimes erroneously referred to as Lapland
Other uses
  • "Norwegian Lapland", a sporadic marketing term for Northern Norway and especially the county of Finnmark
  • "Russian Lapland", a sporadic marketing term for the Murmansk Oblast
  • Laplandija, a natural reserve in Murmansk Oblast
  • Lapland, Indiana, a small town in the United States