North Calotte
North Calotte[1] (Nordkalotten in Norwegian and Swedish, or Pohjoiskalotti in Finnish), also known as the Cap of the North, consists of the regions of Norway, Sweden, and Finland located north of the Arctic Circle. It usually consists of the counties Finnmark, Nordland and Troms in Norway, Norrbotten in Sweden, and Lapland in Finland.[2] Kola Peninsula of Russia is also included sometimes.[3] The region has a subarctic climate and is home to the majority of the Sámi people.
The region contains over 30% of the total area of the three countries, but it houses less than 5% of their population.[4]
The Kola Peninsula was considered a part of this region until 1917, but this was changed[according to whom?] after the Russian Revolution, with the new Soviet Union closing their borders.[4]
See also
[edit]- Nordkalottfolket – Norwegian Sami political party
References
[edit]- ^ "In English". Nordkalottens granstjanst (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ "Nordkalotten". Uppslagsverket Finland. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
- ^ "Nordkalotten". Nationalencyklopedin Uppslagverket. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
- ^ a b "Nordkalotten", Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian Bokmål), 2021-01-30, retrieved 2022-03-31
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