Municipalities of Lapland (Finland)

The 21 municipalities of the Lapland Region (Finnish: Lappi; Northern Sami: Sápmi; Swedish: Lappland) in Finland are divided on six sub-regions:

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Eastern Lapland sub-region

Kemijärvi
Pelkosenniemi
Posio
Salla
Savukoski (Northern Sami: Suovvaguoika)

Kemi-Tornio sub-region

Kemi (Northern Sami: Giepma)
Keminmaa
Simo
Tervola
Tornio (Swedish: Torneå; Northern Sami: Duortnus)

Northern Lapland sub-region

Inari (Inari Sami: Aanaar; Skolt Sami: Aanar; Northern Sami: Anár; Swedish: Enare)
Sodankylä (Northern Sami: Soađegilli)
Utsjoki (Northern Sami: Ohcejohka; Skolt Sami: Uccjokk)

Rovaniemi sub-region

Ranua
Rovaniemi (Northern Sami: Roavvenjárga)

Torne Valley sub-region

Pello
Ylitornio (Swedish: Övertorneå)

Fell Lapland sub-region

Enontekiö (Northern Sami: Eanodat; Swedish: Enontekis)
Kittilä (Northern Sami: Gihttel)
Kolari
Muonio

Former municipalities

Rovaniemen maalaiskunta (Swedish: Rovaniemi landskommun), merged with Rovaniemi in 2006.
Kemijärven maalaiskunta (Swedish: Kemijärvi landskommun), merged with Kemijärvi in 1973.
Petsamo, ceded to the Soviet Union in 1944.

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