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.

Example Sentences

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

After the foundation launched its Lapland campaign, they took 26 families, including 61 children, from across the country to go on "a trip of a lifetime".

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

Ms Hudgell said they had received "hundreds of applications" when they launched their Lapland campaign.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

Even the concession tickets provided a splash of color—brilliant blue for the Turkish Theater, pink for the Lapland Village, and mauve for the Venetian gondolas.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson