Lapland is home only to about 3.6% of the Finnish population, and is by far the least densely populated area in the country. The biggest towns in the Finnish Lapland are Rovaniemi (the provincial capital), Kemi , and Tornio .
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Laponia <br> Österbotten <br> Västerbotten
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''For History, Geography and Culture see:
Laponia ,
Österbotten and
Västerbotten ''
Lapland was separated from the province of
Oulu in
1936 . After the
Second World War the
Petsamo and
Salla areas were ceded to the
Soviet Union .
''Main article:
Lapland State Provincial Office ''
The State Provincial Office is a joint regional authority of seven different ministries. It promotes national and regional objectives of the State central administration.
''Main article:
Lapland Regional Council ''
The 21
Municipalities Of Lapland are organized into a single
Region , where they cooperate in the Lapland Regional Council, ''Lapin liitto'' or ''Lapplands förbund''.
''Main article:
Municipalities Of Lapland 4 of those are cities (Bold text)
''Main article:
Heraldry Of Laponia ''
The coat of arms for the ''Province of Lapland'' is composed out of the coats of arms of
Laponia and
Österbotten . The ''Regional Council of Lapland'' uses the Finnish variation of the coat of arms for
Laponia .
