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Lapland

Sweden, Europe

Finland, Europe

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View Larger MapDescription of institution: Lappland originally existed in Sweden. However, in 1809 the Russian Empire annexed the eastern part of the Swedish realm, and created the Grand Duchy of Finland, which in effect split Lappland into a Swedish part and a Finnish part, both of which still exist today. URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapland_%28Sweden%29