what is this range called locally?
"Kölen" and "Kjølen".
Scandinavian Mountains
 The names "Kölen" and "Kjølen" are often preferentially used for the northern part, where the mountains form a narrow range near the border region of Norway and Sweden.
what is shapinsay? One of the Orkney Islands off the north coast of mainland Scotland. where does the place gets its name from? The final 'ay' is from the Old Norse for "island", but the first two syllables are more difficult to interpret. what type of plants are found here? UNANSWERABLE where was the language mentioned above prevalent? Scandinavia. where is this place located? Northern Europe. are any mountain ranges located here? Yes, Scandinavian Mountains.
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Scandinavian Mountains [SEP] Names in Scandinavia
Its names in the Scandinavian languages are, in Swedish "Skandinaviska fjällkedjan", "Skanderna" (encyclopedic and professional usage), "Fjällen" ("The Fells", common in colloquial speech) or "Kölen" ("The Keel"), and in Norwegian "Den skandinaviske fjellkjede", "Skandesfjellene", "Kjølen" ("The Keel") or "Nordryggen" ("The North Ridge", name coined in 2013). The names "Kölen" and "Kjølen" are often preferentially used for the northern part, where the mountains form a narrow range near the border region of Norway and Sweden. In South Norway there is a broad scatter of mountain regions with individual names, such as Dovrefjell, Hardangervidda, Jotunheimen, and Rondane.