Swedish Lapland
Swedish Lapland (Swedish: Svenska Lappland) is a historical province in northern Sweden. Once covering all of Lapland, the eastern half was lost in 1809, becoming Finnish Lapland.
Coordinates: 65°55′44″N 16°44′35″E / 65.929°N 16.743°ECoordinates: 65°55′44″N 16°44′35″E / 65.929°N 16.743°E | |
Country | Sweden |
Land | Norrland |
Counties | Västerbotten County Norrbotten County Jämtland County |
Area | |
• Total | 109,702 km2 (42,356 sq mi) |
Population (2009)[1] | |
• Total | 94,350 |
• Density | 0.86006/km2 (2.22754/sq mi) |
Ethnicity | |
• Language | Swedish, Saami |
Culture | |
• Flower | Mountain avens |
• Animal | Arctic fox |
• Bird | Bluethroat |
• Fish | Salvelinus |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Swedish Lapland Media
Abiskojåkka river and Torneträsk lake
References
Other websites
Media related to Lappland at Wikimedia Commons