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Physical map of Finland showing major cities, terrain, national parks, rivers, and surrounding countries with international borders and outline maps. Key facts about Finland.
Lapland borders the Finnish region of North Ostrobothnia in the south. It also borders the Gulf of Bothnia, Norrbotten County in Sweden, Finnmark County and Troms County in Norway, and Murmansk Oblast and the Republic of Karelia in Russia. The topography of Lapland varies from vast mires and forests in the south to fells in the north.
Lapland, region of northern Europe largely within the Arctic Circle, stretching across northern Norway, Sweden, and Finland and into the Kola Peninsula of Russia. It is bounded by the Norwegian Sea on the west, the Barents Sea on the north, and the White Sea on the east.
Finnish Lapland is the Arctic far north in Finland, strictly defined as the province of the same name, but in practice starting near the Arctic Circle. Map. Directions. Satellite.
Lapland is about a third of Finland’s overall area. It is the northernmost part as you can see from the map. Our Lapland map tells you also the location of Rovaniemi, often called as the capital of Lapland, and also the capital of Finland, Helsinki.
This map shows cities, towns, main roads, secondary roads and railroads in Finland. You may download, print or use the above map for educational, personal and non-commercial purposes. Attribution is required.
Northern Finland comprises Finnish Lapland and the provinces of Kainuu and Northern Ostrobothnia.
Main sights of Finland: Northern Lights in Lapland, Suomenlinna, Kauppatori, Helsinki Cathedral, Turku Castle, Helsinki's Design District, Old Rauma, Lemmenjoki National Park, Aland Islands, Tampere, Vaasa, Savonlinna, Porvoo, Olavinlinna Castle, Hameenlinna, Lake Saimaa, Urho Kekkonen National Park.
Northern Finland comprises Finnish Lapland and the provinces of Kainuu and Northern Ostrobothnia. This region is very sparsely populated even for Finland – while it covers almost half of the country it has a population only slightly larger than that of Helsinki.
Best places to visit in Finnish Lapland. 1. Rovaniemi. Rovaniemi is most famously known for being the capital of Lapland and the “official” home of Santa Claus. It is also one of the best places in Finland for catching a glimpse of the northern lights.