Municipalities of Lapland (Finland)

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The 21 municipalities of Lapland in Finland are divided on five districts:

Contents 1 Rovaniemi District 2 Kemi-Tornio District 3 Tornio Valley District 4 Eastern Lapland 5 Tunturi Lapland 6 Northern Lapland 7 Former municipalities

[edit] Rovaniemi District

• Ranua
• Rovaniemi (NS. Roavvenjárga)

[edit] Kemi-Tornio District

• Kemi (NS. Giepma)
• Keminmaa
• Simo
• Tervola
• Tornio (Sw. Torneå, NS. Duortnus)

[edit] Tornio Valley District

• Pello
• Ylitornio (Sw. Övertorneå)

[edit] Eastern Lapland

• Kemijärvi
• Pelkosenniemi
• Posio
• Salla
• Savukoski (NS. Suovvaguoika)

[edit] Tunturi Lapland

• Enontekiö (Sw. Enontekis, NS. Eanodat)
• Kittilä (NS. Gihttel)
• Kolari
• Muonio

[edit] Northern Lapland

• Inari (Sw. Enare, NS. Anár, IS. Aanaar)
• Sodankylä (NS. Soadegilli)
• Utsjoki (NS. Ohcejohka, SS. Uccjokk)

[edit] Former municipalities

• Rovaniemen maalaiskunta (Sw. Rovaniemi lk), merged with Rovaniemi in 2006.
• Kemijärven maalaiskunta (Sw. Kemijärvi lk), merged with Kemijärvi in 1973.
• Petsamo, ceded to the Soviet Union in 1944.