Lappi [2] ( Finnish. Lapin lääni , Swede. Lapplands län ) is one of the six former provinces ( liani ) of Finland , which existed from 1938, when it was separated from the province of Oulu , until the end of 2009. It occupied the Finnish part of the historical province of Lappland ( annexed to the Russian Empire in 1809) and the northern part of the historical province of Pohjanmaa (Osterbotten, Ostrobothnia), had borders in the west with Sweden , in the north with Norway , in the east with Russia , in the south, within the country - with the province of Oulu .
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The province consisted of the eponymous and only province , subdivided, in turn, into 21 communes.
The indigenous population of Lappi are the Sami , who now constitute the minority of the province.
On January 1, 2010, the division of Finland into the province was abolished [3] , and the administrative-territorial unit of the first level was the province of Lappi , which, however, occupies the same territory as the province.
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Nature
The various parts of Lappi are very different from each other. The southern and western parts are marine, river, with lush vegetation. In central and eastern Lapland, forests and hills prevail. And in northern Lapland, which extends beyond the upper distribution of woody vegetation, only small deciduous trees and shrubs grow. Hills are usually bare-top and easy to travel around. [four]
Coat of Arms
The coat of arms of the province of Lapland is the coat of arms of two historical provinces - Lappi and Pohjanmaa ( Fin. Pohjanmaa , Swede. Ostrobothnia ), assembled together.
See also
Historical Provinces of Finland
Notes
- ↑ Governor of the Province of Lapland
- ↑ Norway, Sweden, Finland // Atlas of the World / comp. and preparation. to the ed. PKO "Cartography" in 2009; ch. ed. G.V. Pozdnyak . - M .: PKO "Cartography": Onyx, 2010. - S. 50-51. - ISBN 978-5-85120-295-7 (Cartography). - ISBN 978-5-488-02609-4 (Onyx).
- ↑ Suomi.fi - Valtion aluehallinnon uudistukset 2010. (fin.)
- ↑ Travel - Lapland.fi Neopr . Date of treatment January 4, 2013. Archived January 5, 2013.
Links
- State provincial office of Lapland (English) , (Fin.) , (Swedish)
- laplandfinland.com (Russian) , (English) , (Fin.) , (Swedish) , (German) , (French) , (Italian)