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

*Kemi

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