Municipalities of Finland
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The municipalities represent the local level of administration in Finland and act as the fundamental, self-governing administrative units of the country. The entire country is incorporated into munici
The first page of the 1865 municipal ordinance by Emperor Alexander II of Russia
Lapland (Finland)
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Lapland is the largest and northernmost region of Finland. The 21 municipalities in the region cooperate in a Regional Council. Lapland borders the Finnish region of North Ostrobothnia in the south. I
Municipalities of Finland
…language (all but four in Ostrobothnia) and 18 with Finnish as the majority language (all but five in Uusimaa region). Four municipalities in northern Lapland (Utsjoki, Inari, Sodankylä and Enontekiö) have one or all of the three Sami languages spoken in Finland as an official language. From 2025 the number…
Santa Claus Village
The inselberg in Luosto from air
Northern lights over Kittilä
Snow-covered forest in Lapland