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Laponia (historical province)

Laponia (historical province)

Laponia (Swedish: "Lappland"), was a historical Swedish province, or "landskap", in the north of Sweden which evolved from Lappmarken. In 1809 the eastern part was ceded by Russia, which in effect created a Swedish Lapland and Finnish Lapland. Today, the Swedish part serves no administrative purpose, but the Finnish still does as the Province and Region of Lapland. The present-day Finnish Lapland contains areas outside of the historical Laponia.

Historical districts

Before being split, Laponia was divided into juridical districts which were:

* Arjeplog Lapland Court District
* Arvidsjaur Lapland Court District
* Enonteki Lapland Court District
* Gällivare Lapland Court District
* Jokkmokk Lapland Court District
* Jukkasjärvi Lapland Court District
* Lycksele Lapland Court District
* Norsjö and Malå Court District
* Åsele Lapland Court District.


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