Lapland

American  

[lap-land] / ˈlæpˌlænd /

noun

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

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Lapland British  

/ ˈlæpˌlænd /

noun

1. 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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Sensitive Note

See Lapp.

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Lapland

Sami Lapinniemi, production supervisor at Lapland Safaris, said that many visitors have opted to try both.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

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

You would expect Lapland to be cold at this time of year but parts of northern Sweden have had their second coldest January on record.

From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026

“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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