Lappi, Finland

Lappi, Finland

:"Lappi is also the Finnish name for Lapland and the northernmost province of Finland."

Lappi is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The municipality has a population of 3,236 (2003) and covers an area of 213.27 km² of which 7.24 km² is water. The population density is 15.2 inhabitants per km².

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. UNESCO World Heritage Site Sammallahdenmäki is located in Lappi.

External links

* [http://www.lappi.fi Official website]


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