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LAPLAND

Lapland is 98,984.30 km², this large area represents 30% of Finland’s total land area, of this area 92,665.72 km² is land and 6,318.58 km² is water. Population In Lapland there are 184,390 inhabitants (2007) with an average population density of about 2 people/km² (national average 16,8). The indigenous people of Lapland are Saami with a population of about 7,000.

Lapland's pure and serene nature is a wonderful setting for all your pursuits. Wild rolling fells, covered with dazzling plains of snow in winter that feed the tumbling rivers in spring, a trekker's dream in the night-less summer and the spectacularly colourful autumn, a winter sky that comes alive with the magical flickering Northern Lights: Lapland, in the far north of the country, is for many Finland's most exciting region. The reindeer is an inherent part of Lapland’s nature and is one of the North’s favorite animals. The 200,000 strong reindeer stock is an essential source of livelihood for Lapland’s people. The golden eagle can also be spotted in Lapland. The birch groves are home to other birds common in Lapland – the meadow pipit, the Lapland’s most common predator, the fox, roams the forests. Wolves and arctic foxes are rare. You can also come across bears in the forests of eastern Lapland or on the lower slopes of the fells. The most common bird of prey is the rough-legged buzzard. wheatear and the willow warbler. Other northern birds include the snow bunting, the willow grouse and the Siberian jay. Birds found typically in the heaths of Lapland are the golden plover; by the rapids, the water ouzel; and in the peatlands, the sandpiper, the ruff, the crane and the bean goose.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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