Thursday, July 7, 2011

what are the people called who live above the arctic circle in Finland

what are the people called who live above the arctic circle in Finland?

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1 :
Finnish.
2 :
There is no special name for the Fins that live above the arctic circle , they are all Finnish. However , people that are of the traditional northern reindeer herders are called Sami. The Sami are also lesser known as Laplanders or Lapp's.
3 :
Lappilainen is somebody who lives in Lapland (part of Finland) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapland_(Finland) Lappalainen is somebody who lives in Lapland (a region past the arctic circle in Finland and Sweden) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapland_(region)
4 :
Sometimes in everyday speech as Lappalaiset (Lappish) or (Laplanders). This might also mean the Sami people who are ingenious to the northern parts of Scandinavia and a different ethnic group from the Finns.





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