Lapland
About Lapland
Lapland also called Lappi province, is the largest and most northern region of Finland. Regional municipalities cooperate in a regional council. Lapland limits the area of North Ostrobothnia in the south. It also encircles the borders of the Finnmark County and Troms County and Murmansk Oblast in Sweden and the Republic of Karelia in Russia in the Bay of Sweden, Bornonia, Norbotten County, Norway. In the cold and cold climate of Lapland, coupled with the abundance of coniferous trees such as pines and sprayes, it means that it is associated with Christmas in some countries, especially in the United Kingdom, and Lapland, at the end of the holiday year.
Rovaniemi Airport is the third busiest airport in Finland. This area is associated with Father Christmas which is not similar to Santa Claus sharing many features since 1927, when Finnish radio host Marcus Routeo was proposed. The area of Lapland region is 100,367 km², which consists of 92,667 km² of dry land, 6,316 km² fresh water and 1,383 km² of sea areas. In the south it borders Northern Ostrobothnia region, in the west Sweden, in the north and west Norway and in the east Russia. Its borders follow three rivers: Tana, Muonio and Torne. The largest lake is Lake Inari, 1,102 km². Highest point is on Halti, which reaches 1,324 m on Finnish side of the border.