What is Sápmi?
'''Sápmi''' (as its name is in [[Northern Sámi language]]), in English commonly known as '''Lapland''' ({{IPAc-en|'|l|æ|p|l|ən|d}}), is the most northern part of [[Scandinavia|Fennoscandia]]. Fennoscandia is a [[peninsula]] in northern [[Europe]]. The area of Sápmi is shared between four countries: [[Norway]], [[Sweden]], [[Finland]] and [[Russia]]. In Norway, as far south as [[Hedmark]] county, there are areas with many Sámi people.<ref name=[[Sør-samer>https://snl.no/s%C3%B8rsamer|STORE NORSKE LEKSIKON]]</ref> The original people of Sápmi are the [[Sámi]]. They are now a minority there. The Sámi people are sometimes called Lapps, but this word has a negative association and is something most Sámi dislike being called. The weather of Sápmi is cold. Summer is short. There are big hills with no trees on top of them. [[Reindeer]] live in Sápmi. You can see [[aurora|northern lights]] in the sky. == Related pages == * [[Finnish Lapland]] * [[Swedish Lapland]] ==References== {{reflist}} {{eu-stub}} [[Category:Lapland| ]]