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Finland's Lapland: wilderness and modern towns collide
An Associated Press tour of Finnish Lapland contrasts rugged wilderness with modern Rovaniemi’s glassy skyline. Reindeer herds graze across vast forests and lakes, while tourism, reindeer meat cuisine, and a shifting Lapp culture show a region blending old ways with contemporary life.
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Tom Hoge
Associated Press
Kovaniemi
Lapland
Finland
Europe
Rovaniemi
Santa
Finnish Lapland
Arctic Circle
Russian Siberia
Pertti Korhonen
Tourist Board
Korhonen
Barents Sea
Helsinki Zoo
Norway
Sweden
Russia
Finnish
Lapp