22 August 2022 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, Bon voyage, Theme Weeks
Reading Time: 11 minutesPallastunturi hills in Pallas-Yllästunturin National Park © Petr Vodička/cc-by-sa-4.0
Lapland is the largest and northernmost
region of Finland. The 21 municipalities in the region cooperate in a Regional Council. Lapland borders the region of
North Ostrobothnia in the south. It also borders the
Gulf of Bothnia,
Norrbotten County in
Sweden,
Troms and Finnmark County in
Norway, and
Murmansk Oblast and the
Republic of Karelia in
Russia. Topography varies from vast
mires and forests of the South to
fells in the North. The Arctic circle crosses Lapland, so polar phenomena such as the
midnight sun and
polar night can be seen in Lapland.
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