Lapland (Sweden)

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Lapland
Historical province
Coat of arms
Country	Sweden
Land	Norrland
Counties	Västerbotten County Norrbotten County Jämtland County
Area
• Total	109,702 km2 (42,356 sq mi)
Population  (2017)[1]
• Total	91,333
• Density	0.83/km2 (2.2/sq mi)
Ethnicity
• Language	Swedish, Sami, Meänkieli
Culture
• Flower	Mountain avens
• Animal	Arctic fox, Lynx, Reindeer
• Bird	Bluethroat
• Fish	Salvelinus
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Lapland, also known by its Swedish name Lappland (Northern Sami: Sápmi, Finnish: Lappi, Latin: Lapponia), is a province in northernmost Sweden. It borders Jämtland, Ångermanland, Västerbotten, Norrbotten, Norway and Finland. Nearly a quarter of Sweden's land area is in Lappland.

Lapland originally extended eastward. However, in 1809 the Russian Empire annexed the eastern part of Sweden, when afterwards the Grand Duchy of Finland has been formed, which in effect split Lapland into a Swedish part and a Finnish part, both of which still exist today. It primarily consists of Västerbotten County in the south and Norrbotten County in the north, forming the further inland areas of the two counties. Lapland has the coldest climates of Sweden with vast seasonal differences caused by the high latitudes and the interior location.