a region in northmost Europe inhabited by Lapps 
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            region of extreme northern europe, including northern norway, northern sweden, northern finland and the kola peninsula (russia).
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            Lapland (also Lappia, Sápmi, and Saamiland) is the name of the cultural region traditionally inhabited by the Sami people. The Sami people prefer using Sápmi. The cultural region includes the Lappi (Lapland in English) province in Finland and the Lappland province in Sweden.