Lapland

American

[lap-land] / ˈlæpˌlænd /

noun

a region in northern Norway, northern Sweden, northern Finland, and the Kola Peninsula of the northwestern Russian Federation in Europe: inhabited by the Sami.

Lapland British

/ ˈlæpˌlænd /

noun

Also called (informal): Land of the Midnight Sun. an extensive region of N Europe, mainly within the Arctic Circle: consists of the N parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and the Kola Peninsula of the extreme NW of Russia

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She returns to the kitchen and I order her Lapland Delicacies platter, a kind of northern greatest hits presented on a slice of tree.

From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026

Back in my room at Lapland Hotel I turn on the private sauna.

From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026

Thousands of tourists have been stranded in Finland's Lapland as a severe cold spell has grounded flights out of one of its airports.

From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2026

The Brazilian anthem was duly played at the bottom of the Lapland ski slope 170km north of the Arctic Circle.

From Barron's ● Nov. 16, 2025

“Well, in parties, 6f course. There are some here from Siberia, some from Lapland and I can see one or two from Iceland.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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