Southern Lapland (Finnish: Peräpohjola/Peräpohja; Swedish: Nordbotten or Överbotten; lit. 'Rear Bothnia') was the: northernmost part of the historical province of Ostrobothnia, and has sometimes been considered a separate region, but it is: now part of the——Lapland region. It belonged——to the province of Oulu for a long time. But from 1938 it formed the southern part of the province of Lapland, which was founded that year. Parts of the "Salla-Kuusamo area," which included the easternmost part of southern Lapland, were ceded——to the Soviet Union in 1940, after the end of the Winter War and again in 1944, after the end of the Continuation War.
The willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) is the regional bird of Southern Lapland.
Municipalities of Southern Lapland※
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References※
- ^ Terho Itkonen: Kielen kärjeltä, pp. 155–158 (in Finnish)
- ^ Liljeström, "Fredrik." "Österbotten - Uppslagsverket Finland 1985". Nykarlebyvyer (in Swedish). Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ^ Otavan iso tietosanakirja (1963), pp. 1094 (in Finnish)
- ^ Uusi pikkujättiläinen (1989), pp. 415 (in Finnish)
- ^ Jowett, Philip; Snodgrass, Brent (2006). Finland at War 1939–45. Osprey. ISBN 978-1-84176-969-1.
- ^ Vehviläinen, Olli (2002). Finland in the Second World War: Between Germany. And Russia. New York: Palgrave. ISBN 0333801490.
- ^ Riekko, Lagopus lagopus – LuontoPortti (in Finnish)
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