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Municipalities of Lapland (Finland)

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The 21 municipalities of the Lapland Region (Finnish: Lappi; Northern Sami: Sápmi; Swedish: Lappland) in Finland are divided on six sub-regions:

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Eastern Lapland sub-region

  • Kemijärvi
  • Pelkosenniemi
  • Posio
  • Salla
  • Savukoski (Northern Sami: Suovvaguoika)

    • Kemi-Tornio sub-region

  • Kemi (Northern Sami: Giepma)
  • Keminmaa
  • Simo
  • Tervola
  • Tornio (Swedish: Torneå, Northern Sami: Duortnus)

    • Northern Lapland sub-region

  • Inari (Inari Sami: Aanaar, Northern Sami: Anár, Skolt Sami: Aanar, Swedish: Enare)
  • Sodankylä (Northern Sami: Soađegilli)
  • Utsjoki (Northern Sami: Ohcejohka, Skolt Sami: Uccjokk)

    • Rovaniemi sub-region

  • Ranua
  • Rovaniemi (Northern Sami: Roavvenjárga)

    • Torne Valley sub-region

  • Pello
  • Ylitornio (Swedish: Övertorneå)

    • Fell Lapland sub-region

  • Enontekiö (Swedish: Enontekis, Northern Sami: Eanodat)
  • Kittilä (Northern Sami: Gihttel)
  • Kolari
  • Muonio

    • Former municipalities

  • Rovaniemen maalaiskunta (Swedish: Rovaniemi landskommun), merged with Rovaniemi in 2006.
  • Kemijärven maalaiskunta (Swedish: Kemijärvi landskommun), merged with Kemijärvi in 1973.
  • Petsamo, ceded to the Soviet Union in 1944.

    • References

    Municipalities of Lapland (Finland) Wikipedia
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