Municipalities of Lapland (Finland)

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

Eastern Lapland sub-region

 * Kemijärvi
 * Pelkosenniemi
 * Posio
 * Salla
 * Savukoski (Suovvaguoika)

Kemi-Tornio sub-region

 * Kemi (Giepma)
 * Keminmaa
 * Simo
 * Tervola
 * Tornio (Torneå; Duortnus)

Northern Lapland sub-region

 * Inari (Enare)
 * Sodankylä
 * Utsjoki (Uccjokk)

Rovaniemi sub-region

 * Ranua
 * Rovaniemi (Roavvenjárga)

Torne Valley sub-region

 * Pello
 * Ylitornio (Övertorneå)

Fell Lapland sub-region

 * Enontekiö (Enontekis)
 * Kittilä (Gihttel)
 * Kolari
 * Muonio

Former municipalities

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