SECTION 2: Regional Policy Roadmaps: Finland/Lapland, University of Lapland

• Main Authors: Sarantou, Melanie, Huhmarniemi, Maria, Miettinen, Satu, Hiltunen, Mirja
• Other Authors: Lindström Sol, Sofia, Remotti, Silvia, Gutiérrez Novoa, Carolina
• Format: Book Part
• Language: English
• Published: Lapin yliopisto 2022
• Subjects: /dk/atira/pure/person/fieldofscience2010/5/17/2; name=International political science; Arctic; Norway; Simo; Climate change; Sámi; Utsjoki; Lapland
• Online Access: https://research.ulapland.fi/fi/publications/ae110b2f-b30a-4af8-a8ce-c76cc527c0d7

Lapland is Finland’s northernmost region, a sparsely populated area bordering Sweden, Norway, Russia, and the Baltic Sea. Lapland covers 30% of the Finnish land mass but has only about 3% (about 180,000 people) of the total population of about 5.4 million people. Distances are long; for example, fro...