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	Lapland Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It borders the Province of Oulu and the Region of North Ostrobothnia in the south.
		Lapland was separated from the province of Oulu in 1936.
		The Regional Council of Lapland uses the Finnish variation of the coat of arms for Laponia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lapland,_Finland (342 words)

	AllRefer.com - Lapland, Scandinavia (Scandinavian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Lapland is mountainous in N Norway and Sweden, reaching its highest point (6,965 ft/2,123 m) in Kebnekaise (Sweden), and consists largely of tundra in the northeast.
		Lapland is very rich in mineral resources, particularly in high-grade iron ore at GAllivare and Kiruna (Sweden), in copper at Sulitjelma (Norway), and in nickel and apatite in Russia.
		The region abounds in sea and river fisheries and in aquatic and land fowl.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/L/Lapland.html (539 words)

	Central Finland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Central Finland is a region (maakunta / landskap) in the province of Western Finland.
		It borders to the regions Päijänne Tavastia, Pirkanmaa, Southern Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, Northern Ostrobothnia, Northern Savonia and Southern Savonia.
		Jyväskylä is the regional centre and by far the largest city in the area.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Central_Finland (98 words)

	Regional Council (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Barents Regional Council unites 13 member counties and a representative of the indigenous peoples in the northernmost parts of Finland, Norway and Sweden and north-west Russia.
		The Barents Region gradually expanded and with the adherence of the Russian Republic of Komi on 1 January 2002, the Region now comprises 13 member counties, approximately 1,75 mill sq.
		The Regional Council’s meetings are prepared by the Regional Committee, which consists of civil servants from the member county administrations.
	www.beac.st /?id=132 (341 words)

	The Barents Euro-Arctic Council
		At the Council's meeting in Luleå 1998 the county of Västerbotten in Sweden and the province of Oulu in Finland were formally included in the region.
		The structure of the Barents cooperation is two-layered, and in a way unique: a large number of issues of local importance is run by the Regional Council, while the governments retain the decisionmaking authority in matters of major significance, especially in the political and economic domain.
		Finland chaired the Council in 1999-2000 The chairmanship of the Barents Euro-Arctic Council rotates among the four members of the Council which have land areas in the region, namely Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia.
	virtual.finland.fi /finfo/english/barents.html (928 words)

	HighBeam Encyclopedia - Lapland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Lapland is very rich in mineral resources, particularly in high-grade iron ore at Gällivare and Kiruna (Sweden), in copper at Sulitjelma (Norway), and in nickel and apatite in Russia.
		They may have assumed their Finnic language in the last millennium BC Though mainly conquered by Sweden and Norway in the Middle Ages, the Lapps long resisted Christianization, which was completed only in the 18th cent.
		Lapland discovery: travelers to this region can come face to face with the wildness of northern nature.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/L/Lapland.asp (582 words)

	planum - webcompass - public bodies / regional - finland
		The regional Council of Kymenlaakso is composed of 13 towns and municipalities.
		The Regional Council of Northern Ostrobothnia is a joint municipal authority that assumes responsibility for the genaral development of its region, performs the statory duties of a regional development agency and takes responsibility for land use planning at the regional level.
		The Regional Council of Southwest Finland is set up to promote and maintain the well being of people and success of economy, high employment and standard of housing for the inhabitants in the member municipalities.
	www.planum.net /webcompass/main/m-public_bodies-reg-fi.html (455 words)

	www.environment.fi - Lapland Regional Environment Centre
		The Lapland Regional Environment Centre (LREC) is part of the Finnish environmental administration; the Centre is a regional environmental actor promoting the interests of the population and their environment.
		Extreme temperature variations and sharp contrasts in light are characteristic of Lapland but due to the Gulf Stream the climate is sub-arctic.
		The network of protected areas is one of the region’s attractions for tourism.
	www.ymparisto.fi /default.asp?contentid=44158&lan=EN (242 words)

	Arctic Council \| Finland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Canada proposed that an Arctic Council be established as a political umbrella among the governments concerned.
		The Arctic Council was established in 1996 and the Arctic Environment Protection Strategy became part of it.
		The Arctic Centre, a separate institute affiliated to the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi, carries out interdisciplinary research on the effects of global changes and on the consequences resulting from the fact that man has disturbed the natural balance of arctic nature and arctic societies.
	www.arctic-council.org /en/main/infopage/14 (1014 words)

	TEA: News- -- 7.6.2001
		By bringing together local and regional information, it paints a circumpolar picture of the status and trends in Arctic flora and fauna, including information on population sizes and changes, and a list of globally threatened species in the Arctic.
		The Arctic Council is an intergovenmnetal forum that provides a mechanism to address common concerns and challenges faced by the Arctic governments and the people of the Arctic.
		Council members are Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, the Russian Federation, Sweden, and the United States of America.
	tea.armadaproject.org /news/7.6.2001.html (831 words)

	Regional Committee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Committee prepares the meetings of the Regional Council and implements the decisions taken by the Regional Council.
		The Chairmanship of the Regional Committee is held by the same county as that of the Regional Council, and consequently alternates every second year.
		At the Regional Councils meeting in Murmansk on 14 March 2001 it was decided to establish permanent working groups for Culture, Education, Environment, Communication and Information Technologies.
	www.beac.st /default.asp?id=133 (326 words)

	Nordic Council / Nordic Council of Ministers
		Regional Sector in the Nordic Council of Ministers
		The Nordic Senior Officials Committee for Regional Policy is in charge of preparing dossiers pertaining to the sector, and the Committee reports to the Council of Ministers concerning developments in this field.
		Cooperation on the North Calotte encompasses Nordland, Troms and Finnmark counties in Norway, Norrbotten County in Sweden, and Lapland county in Finland.
	www.norden.org /reg/uk/kontakt.asp?lang=6 (374 words)

	Backcountry Magazine
		The Adirondack region is gearing up for another cross-country ski season with trail and facility improvements at many of the region's properties.
		Lapland Lake Cross-Country Ski Center, Garnet Hill Lodge and Mount Van Hoevenberg are among the most well known Nordic ski centers in the country.
		Lapland Lake Cross-Country Ski and Vacation Center, located in the southern Adirondack region, features unparalleled woodland skiing on a superb trail system designed and meticulously maintained by former Olympic skier Olavi Hirvonen.
	www.backcountrymagazine.com /adk.html (1034 words)

	The Sami in Finland — Virtual Finland
		The Finnish reindeer herding region consists of the Sami region and certain areas to the south of it.
		Within the Sami region, Lutheran ceremonies and services such as baptisms, weddings and funerals are to be conducted in Sami whenever wished.
		According to the present legislation, a Sami-speaking pupil within the Sami region is entitled to obtain bis or herprimary and secondary education in Sami.
	virtual.finland.fi /finfo/english/saameng.html (3093 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		BBAG is not an organisation, it is an advisory council.
		Council came into operation in November 2002 with the aim of giving advice to various bodies in the Barents Euroarctic Region regarding economic and business matters.
		Messages to the meeting of the Barents Council Political developments in Europe have brought European countries closer together, and underlined that this process opens the way for initiatives to transform the Barents Region into an important area of sustainable economic growth through enhanced political and economic cooperation among the member states and the European Union.
	www.lapland.chamber.fi /BBAG1.doc (1930 words)

	Regional Policy Inforegio
		In addition to technical assistance measures, the programme has seven priorities, which cover the areas of business co-operation, skills development related to information technologies and the strengthening of the identity and social conditions of the Sami community.
		The Managing Authority for the programme is the Regional Council of Lapland.
		The implementation of the programme is based on a partnership between the national and regional authorities and other organisations in the four countries involved.
	ec.europa.eu /regional_policy/country/prordn/details.cfm?gv_PAY=FI&gv_reg=ALL&gv_PGM=2000CB160PC021&LAN=5 (394 words)

	The Norwegian Barents Secretariat : Regional Working Group on Environment
		The Regional Working Group on Environment (RWGE) was established by the Barents Regional Council in 1993.
		After a reconstruction of the working groups under the Regional Council, the RWGE was re-established during the spring of 2001 as one of five regional working groups.
		Regional authorities in the counties of Finnmark, Lapland, and Murmansk have in collaboration with research institutes in the Barents Region drawn up a «Pasvik program».
	www.barents.no /cparticle289121-41595.html (570 words)

	www.environment.fi - Barents Euro-Arctic Region
		The Barents Euro-Arctic Council (1993) includes representatives from the governments of the Nordic Countries and Russia, and the EU Commission.
		The Council’s most important tasks are to promote economic and technological co-operation, environmental protection, cultural activities and tourism, and to develop regional infrastructures and communications.
		Finland: the Provinces of Lapland, Northern Ostrobothnia and Kainuu,
	www.ymparisto.fi /default.asp?contentid=154933&lan=en (406 words)

	Metsähallitus - Social and cultural values
		Upper Lapland is the name used for the area consisting of the three northernmost municipalities in Finland: Inari, Utsjoki and Enontekiö.
		In the 1990s the area of protected forests in Lapland was increased to 300,000 hectares within the programme for protecting old growth forests and the Natura 2000 programme.
		Furthermore, the Regional Council of Lapland considered that, in terms of preserving natural values, Metsähallitus’ forestry practices in its managed forests are excellent.
	www.metsa.fi /page.asp?Section=2675 (375 words)

	Council of Tampere Region
		The Council of Tampere Region has a number of important interest groups within the region, in Finland and also abroad.
		Close co-operation partners include the municipalities of the Tampere Region, officials and organisations in the region, several international organisations as well as the media.
		The strategic West Finland Alliance comprising the Regional Councils of Central Finland, Ostrobothnia, Satakunta, South Ostrobothnia and Tampere Region is a particular important co-operation partner.
	www.pirkanmaa.fi /english/council/links.shtml (176 words)

	Finnish Lapland, Province of Lapland, Lappi, Northern Finland
		Finnish Lapland, Province of Lapland, Lappi, Northern Finland
		Lapland: The Province of Lapland: The Provencial Government
		Lapland: The Provencial Museum of Lapland in Rovaniemi
	www.oulu.fi /pohti/lapland.html (237 words)

	Barentsinfo : Ulapland.fi/Kotisivut/Barents portal/Content by Category/Transport and communications
		The region’s population and economic activity are concentrated around a few major centres, which are far apart and poorly linked each other.
		The Communications Working Group established under the Barents Regional Council is the forum for the regional transport cooperation.
		ICT in Lapland - Regional Council of Lapland, in Finnish
	www.barentsinfo.org /?deptid=15256 (1207 words)

	elako (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Chamber Orchestra of Lapland is the descendant of the Rovaniemi Orchestra founded in 1972 and renamed the Rovaniemi City Orchestra in 1982.
		The most northerly professional orchestra in the European Union, the Chamber Orchestra of Lapland is a regional orchestra based on the town of Rovaniemi and giving performances both in the Province of Lapland and all over the arctic region and Finland.
		Finland’s TV 1 nominated the orchestra and conductor John Storgårds Bright Spot of the Year in 1998 and the Arts Council of Lapland awarded the orchestra the regional arts prize for Lapland in 2000.
	www.sinfoniaorkesterit.fi /engl/orchestras/elako.htm (342 words)

	HS Foreign 5.3.2002 - Germany rejects calls for Lapland War compensation
		Germany has rejected calls from Finnish Lapland for compensation for damage inflicted on the area during the so-called Lapland War at the end of 1944 and into early 1945.
		Hannele Pokka, the provincial Governor of Finnish Lapland, said in an article appearing in two Sunday newspapers that the time would be right for Finnish and German leaders to discuss the subject.
		Jaakko Ylitalo, Counsellor at the Regional Council of Lapland, there were discussions during Finland's talks for European Union membership, on whether or not it would e possible to get more EU support for Finnish Lapland with German help.
	www2.hs.fi /english/archive/news.asp?id=20020305IE9 (647 words)

	Baltic Sea Portal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The regional land use plan by the Regional Council of Lapland designates four areas where it is possible to build wind power generators: Röyttä (Tornio), Ajos (Kemi), the shallows of Maakrunni (Simo) and Pitkämatala (Kemi, Simo).
		The approved regional land use plan and the North Bothnia regional land use plan designate in total 12 areas for wind power, half of which are located on the continental landmass or immediately adjacent to it.
		Currently the Council of Lapland is working on the regional land use plan for Northern Lapland.
	www.fimr.fi /en/itamerikanta/uutiset/781.html (421 words)

	Climate change affecting even remote arctic environment, study says
		The remoteness of one of the world's largest ecosystems has not made it immune from global environmental problems, according to a major new report on the state of Arctic biodiversity, funded in part by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
		The Association of Indigenous Minorities of the North, Siberia and the Far East of the Russian Federation, the Inuit Circumpolar Conference, the Saami Council, the Aleutian International Association, Arctic Athabaskan Council and Gwich'in Council International are Permanent Participants in the Council.
		For more information about the Arctic Council, see: http://www.arctic-council.org For more information on the Arctic Council's Program for the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna, see: http://www.grida.no/caff.
	www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2001-06/NSF-Ccae-1006101.php (706 words)

	Nordic Culture > The Sami languages - Scandinavica.com
		It is estimated that there are at present between 50,000 to 80,000 Sami living in the region of Lapland, wich stretches over four countries from northern Norway to the Kola peninsula in Russia.
		Inari Sami enjoys official status in the region where it is spoken and can be learnt at some schools.
		Kemi Sami was spoken in the southernmost regions of Finnish Lapland and neighbouring Russia until the 1850s and was quite close to Inari Sami and Skolt Sami.
	www.scandinavica.com /culture/language/saami.htm (917 words)

	CNN.com - Santa Claus is 'real' in Lapland - December 22, 2000
		If the world is full of "real" Santas, however, the one in Rovaniemi has good claim to being the realest of them all, if only in terms of the number of people who believe in him.
		In winter, when there are only a few hours of light each day, it is a centre for winter sports such as skiing, dog sledding and snowmobile safaris.
		While the original Santa Claus, or St. Nicholas, was, according to tradition, a 4th century bishop in Turkey, this one gets paid by the local council and conducts interviews via his mobile phone.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/WORLD/europe/12/22/lapland.santa (1026 words)

	Barentsinfo : Ulapland.fi/Kotisivut/Barents portal/Barents region/Statistics
		Reports and publications about the environment and economy in the region.
		The Regional Council of Oulu Region - statistics about agriculture, economy, employment and unemployment, forestry, education, population, r and d and national accounts. In Finnish.
		The Regional Council of Kainuu - population, surface area, workforce and employment.
	www.barentsinfo.org /?deptid=14607 (573 words)

	Arctic: UNEP.Net, the Environment Network
		The Arctic Council is a high-level intergovernmental forum that provides a mechanism to address the common concerns and challenges faced by the Arctic governments and the people of the Arctic.
		The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC) is a non-advocacy, not-for-profit organisation with a mission to assist in solving environmental problems in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).
		The 14 Regional Seas programmes are the central UNEP initiative providing the legal, administrative, substantive and financial framework for the implementation of Agenda 21 and its chapter 17 on oceans in particular.
	arctic.unep.net /index.cfm?type=7 (8243 words)

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