Lapland is the far north of Europe, stretching across northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and into Russia. It is very cold, with long dark winters.

Lapland Lapland 拉普蘭 is是 the far north of Europe歐洲最北的地區， stretching across northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and into Russia橫跨挪威、瑞典、芬蘭北部、一直延伸到俄羅斯。It它 is很 very cold非常寒冷， with long dark winters冬天又長又黑暗。

British children are often told it is the home of Santa Claus and his reindeer — that is a story-picture more than a geography lesson, though Christmas tourism there is quite real now.

British children英國小孩 are often told常常被告知 it it 是 is the home of Santa Claus and his reindeer聖誕老公公和他的馴鹿的家 — that這 is是 a story-picture more than a geography lesson比較像個故事畫面、不太像地理課的內容， though actually不過 Christmas tourism there is quite real now現在那裡的聖誕旅遊倒是真的很盛行。

The people of the region are the Sámi (also spelled Saami). Older English called them Lapps, and the place-name Lapland is built from that old name. Many Sámi find Lapp rude, so if you mean the people, Sámi is the name to use.

The people of the region這個地區的居民 are是 the Sámi薩米人 (also spelled Saami)（也拼作 Saami）。Older English舊時的英文 called them把他們稱為 Lapps Lapps， and而 the place-name Lapland地名 Lapland is built from that old name就是從這個舊名字來的。Many Sámi許多薩米人 find Lapp rude覺得 Lapp 這個稱呼帶有冒犯的意味， so所以 if you mean the people如果你指的是這群人， Sámi Sámi is是 the name to use該用的名稱。

English still uses Lapland widely for the place, especially in travel and Christmas talk. It is a region, not one country: it sits across several countries’ maps.

English英文 still uses Lapland widely for the place現在還是廣泛用 Lapland 來指這個地方， especially in travel and Christmas talk尤其是在旅遊和聖誕相關的話題裡。It它 is是 a region一個地區， not one country而不是一個國家： it它 sits across several countries’ maps橫跨了好幾個國家的版圖。