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Lapland (province)

The Province of Lapland is a province of Finland. It borders to the province of Oulu in the south. It also borders to the Gulf of Bothnia, Russia, Norway and to the County of Norrbotten in Sweden.

Lapin lääni
Lapplands län

Recidence city	Rovaniemi
Governor	Hannele Pokka
Historical provinces	Lappland Ostrobothnia
Area - Total	Ranked 1st 98,946 km²
Population - Total (2002) - Density	Ranked 5th 187,777 2 / km²

Table of contents

1 Historical Provinces

2 Regions

Historical Provinces For History, Geography and Culture see: Lappland and Ostrobothnia

Regions Main article: Regions of Finland

The province of Lapland contains only the Lapland region (Lapin maakunta). The borders of the province and the region are exactly the same. Administration Main article: State Provincial Office of Lapland[?]

The State Provincial Office is a joint regional authority of seven different ministries. It promotes national and regional objectives of the State central administration.

Municipalities Main article: Municipalities of Lapland

Lapland is divided into 22 municipalities, including the towns of Rovaniemi, Kemi[?], Kemijärvi[?] and Tornio[?].

Heraldry Main article: Heraldry of Lapland[?]

See also: Lapland, Län

External links

State Provincial Office Homepage (http://www.laaninhallitus.fi/lappi)

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