page_title: Norrland
hierarchical_section_title: Norrland
context_page_description: Norrland is the northernmost, largest and least populated of the three traditional lands of Sweden, consisting of nine provinces. Although Norrland does not serve any administrative purposes, it continues to exist as a historical, cultural, and geographic region; it is often referred to in everyday language, e.g., in weather forecasts. Several related Norrland dialects form a distinct subset of dialects of the Swedish language separate from those to its south.
context_section_description: Norrland (Swedish: [ˈnɔ̌rːland] (listen), "Northland", originally Norrlanden or "the Northlands") is the northernmost, largest and least populated of the three traditional lands of Sweden, consisting of nine provinces. Although Norrland does not serve any administrative purposes, it continues to exist as a historical, cultural, and geographic region; it is often referred to in everyday language, e.g., in weather forecasts. Several related Norrland dialects form a distinct subset of dialects of the Swedish language separate from those to its south.
caption: Norrland of today. (Among many lakes, the large lake systems visible on the map are, from north to south, Akkajaure-Stora Lulevatten, Hornavan-Uddjaure-Storavan, and Storsjön.)