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:
Eastern Lapland sub-region
[edit]- Kemijärvi
- Pelkosenniemi
- Posio
- Salla
- Savukoski (Northern Sami: Suovvaguoika)
Kemi-Tornio sub-region
[edit]- Kemi (Northern Sami: Giepma)
- Keminmaa
- Simo
- Tervola
- Tornio (Swedish: Torneå; Northern Sami: Duortnus)
Northern Lapland sub-region
[edit]- Inari (Inari Sami: Aanaar; Skolt Sami: Aanar; Northern Sami: Anár; Swedish: Enare)
- Sodankylä (Northern Sami: Soađegilli)
- Utsjoki (Northern Sami: Ohcejohka; Skolt Sami: Uccjokk)
Rovaniemi sub-region
[edit]- Ranua
- Rovaniemi (Northern Sami: Roavvenjárga)
Torne Valley sub-region
[edit]Fell Lapland sub-region
[edit]- Enontekiö (Northern Sami: Eanodat; Swedish: Enontekis)
- Kittilä (Northern Sami: Gihttel)
- Kolari
- Muonio
Former municipalities
[edit]- 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.
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