Laponia (historical province of Finland)

Historical province of Finland
Historical province of Laponia
(the borders of modern provinces with pink colour and the modern border of Finland, same as at the signing moment of final act of CSCE 1975)
Coat of arms

Laponia (Finnish: Lappi, Swedish: Lappland) is a historical Finnish Province in the north of Finland. 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.

See also

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Finland Proper Finland Proper
  • Southwest Finland (except Loimaa and Somero municipalities)
Karelia Karelia
  • North Karelia
  • South Karelia
  • Old Finland
  • eastern Kymenlaakso
  • easternmost North Savo
  • southernmost South Savo
Laponia Laponia
northern Lapland
Ostrobothnia Ostrobothnia
Satakunta Satakunta
Savonia Savonia
Tavastia Tavastia
Uusimaa Uusimaa
Åland Åland

68°00′N 26°00′E / 68.000°N 26.000°E / 68.000; 26.000


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