Lapland (Sweden)
Geography
Geography
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Located in Sweden, Lapland is known for containing the [Vindelfjällen Nature Reserve](/wiki/Vindelfj%C3%A4llen_Nature_Reserve "Vindelfjällen Nature Reserve"), one of the largest nature reserves in Sweden. Other parts of Lapland have been named a [UNESCO](/wiki/UNESCO "UNESCO") [World Heritage Site](/wiki/World_Heritage_Site "World Heritage Site"), the [Laponian area](/wiki/Laponian_area "Laponian area"), and the province contains some of the oldest and most spectacular [national parks](/wiki/National_park "National park") of northern Europe, e.g. [Sarek National Park](/wiki/Sarek_National_Park "Sarek National Park"), established in 1909\. Lapland has an area of 109,702 square km (c. 42,300 sq miles), larger than [Austria](/wiki/Austria "Austria") and almost equal to [Portugal](/wiki/Portugal "Portugal"). Its land area is also larger than the [Benelux](/wiki/Benelux "Benelux") countries combined, being more than double the size of [Switzerland](/wiki/Switzerland "Switzerland") and quite a bit larger than the island of [Ireland](/wiki/Ireland "Ireland").

### National parks

* [Abisko](/wiki/Abisko "Abisko")
* [Björnlandet](/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rnlandet "Björnlandet")
* [Muddus](/wiki/Muddus "Muddus")
* [Padjelanta](/wiki/Padjelanta "Padjelanta")
* [Sarek](/wiki/Sarek_National_Park "Sarek National Park")
* [Stora Sjöfallet](/wiki/Stora_Sj%C3%B6fallet "Stora Sjöfallet")
* [Vadvetjåkka](/wiki/Vadvetj%C3%A5kka "Vadvetjåkka")

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