Peräpohjalaiset

Peräpohjalaiset (lit. 'Rear Bothnians') or Lappilaiset (lit. 'Laplanders') are a subgroup of Finns who traditionally speak Peräpohjola dialects of Finnish and live in the Lapland region in Finland.

Peräpohjola identity and culture is often described as having born from the mixing of Finnish North Ostrobothnians and the Sámi. Many old Lapland families feel like they are not fully Finnish or fully Sámi, but something else living between the two cultures. There are also multiple different local identities within the term lappilainen.