Lapland can refer to:
- Lapland (region), geographic region in Northern Fennoscandia Fennoscandia and Fenno-Scandinavia are geographic and geological terms used to describe the Scandinavian Peninsula, the Kola Peninsula, Karelia and Finland. Geologically, the term also alludes to the underlying Fennoscandian Shield of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and northern Denmark, which is the exposed portion of the Baltic Shield that makes up the
- Sápmi (area), the entire cultural region inhabited by the Sami people The Sami people, also spelled Sámi, or Saami, are one of the indigenous people of northern Europe inhabiting Sápmi, which today encompasses parts of northern Sweden, Norway, Finland and the Kola Peninsula of Russia but also in the border area between south and middle Sweden. Their ancestral lands span an area the size of Sweden in the Nordic minority in northern Europe, also referred to as Lapland
- English name of the Province of Lapland (Sweden)
- English name of the Region or former Province of Lapland (Finland) (Lappi/Lappland)
- SS Lapland, a large ocean liner of the Red Star Line that served from 1908 1908 was a leap year that started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar)-1934 Year 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar.
- Lapland (film), A 1957 Disney The Walt Disney Company , also known simply as Disney, is the largest media and entertainment conglomerate in the world. Founded on October 16, 1923 by brothers Walt Disney and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, the company was reincorporated as Walt Disney Productions in 1929. Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader film directed by Ben Sharpsteen Ben Sharpsteen was an American film director and producer for Disney. He directed 31 films between 1920 and 1980.
- Other uses
- "Norwegian Lapland", a sporadic marketing term for Northern Norway North Norway (Norwegian: Nord-Norge or Nord-Noreg (Nynorsk), North Sámi: Davvi-Norga) is the geographical region of northern Norway, consisting of the three counties Nordland, Troms and Finnmark, in total about 35% of the Norwegian mainland. Some of the largest towns in North Norway (from south to north) are Mo i Rana, Bodø, Narvik, Harstad, and especially the county of Finnmark The county was formerly known as Finmarkens amt or Vardøhus amt, and since 2002, has had two official names: Finnmark and Finnmárku (Sami language). It is part of the Sápmi region, which spans four countries, as well as the Barents Region, and is the largest and least populated county of Norway.
- "Danish Lapland", an historical term sometimes used about the county of Finnmark The county was formerly known as Finmarkens amt or Vardøhus amt, and since 2002, has had two official names: Finnmark and Finnmárku (Sami language). It is part of the Sápmi region, which spans four countries, as well as the Barents Region, and is the largest and least populated county of Norway and Troms The county is named after the island Tromsøya on which it is located (Old Norse Trums). Several theories exist as to the etymology of Troms. One theory holds "Troms-" to derive from the old (uncompounded) name of the island (Old Norse: Trums). Several islands and rivers in Norway have the name Tromsa, and the names of these are probably during the Denmark–Norway union.
- "Russian Lapland", a sporadic marketing term for the Murmansk Oblast
- Lapland Biosphere Reserve, a natural reserve in Murmansk Oblast
- Lapland, Indiana, a small town in the United States
- Lapland, Nova Scotia a community in the Lunenburg municipal district in Nova Scotia
- Song by New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States, and the center of the New York metropolitan area, which is one of the most populous urban areas in the world. A leading global city, New York exerts a powerful influence over global commerce, finance, culture, fashion and entertainment. As host of the United Nations headquarters, it is also electronic music duo Ratatat
- See also
- Laponia (historical province) Laponia , was a historical Swedish province, or landskap, in the north of Sweden which evolved from Lappmarken. In 1809 the eastern part was ceded by Russia, which in effect created a Swedish Lapland and Finnish Lapland. Today, the Swedish part serves no administrative purpose, but the Finnish still does as the Province and Region of Lapland. The in present-day Sweden and Finland
- Lappmarken, an old Swedish name for the northern part of the old Kingdom of Sweden
| This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. |
