blokje Lapland & Dorotea

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blokje Lapland

Lapland covers an entire area in the north of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. A good quarter of Sweden is called "Lappland", and is the home to the Saami. The Saami have their own language and traditionally live with herds of reindeer, a main source of income. The reindeer provide milk, meat and hides and are also used for pulling sleighs during winter.

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More information on Lappland can be found here:
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blokje Dorotea

Dorotea is the first village in Lapland when crossing the province border. The village has two supermarkets, two petrol stations, a pastry shop, a hotel, several restaurants and small shops.

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Three museums are located in the village: the Polar caravan museum, the hunting and fisheries museum and the local museum depicting early settlers and rural life. A chapel in the church holds the life size 'last supper' by the artist Carl Milles.

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