Municipalities of Lapland (Finland) explained

The 21 municipalities of the Lapland Region (fi|Lappi; se|Sápmi; sv|Lappland) in Finland are divided on six sub-regions:

Eastern Lapland sub-region

• Kemijärvi
• Pelkosenniemi
• Posio
• Salla
• Savukoski (se|Suovvaguoika)

Kemi-Tornio sub-region

• Kemi (se|Giepma)
• Keminmaa
• Simo
• Tervola
• Tornio (sv|Torneå; se|Duortnus)

Northern Lapland sub-region

• Inari (smn|{{noitalics|Aanaar; sms|{{noitalics|Aanar; se|{{noitalics|Anár; sv|Enare)
• Sodankylä (se|{{noitalics|Soađegilli)
• Utsjoki (se|{{noitalics|Ohcejohka; sms|Uccjokk)

Rovaniemi sub-region

• Ranua
• Rovaniemi (se|Roavvenjárga)

Torne Valley sub-region

• Pello
• Ylitornio (sv|Övertorneå)

Fell Lapland sub-region

• Enontekiö (se|{{noitalics|Eanodat; sv|Enontekis)
• Kittilä (se|Gihttel)
• Kolari
• Muonio

Former municipalities

• Rovaniemen maalaiskunta (sv|Rovaniemi landskommun), merged with Rovaniemi in 2006.
• Kemijärven maalaiskunta (sv|Kemijärvi landskommun), merged with Kemijärvi in 1973.
• Petsamo, ceded to the Soviet Union in 1944.