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Coat of arms of Uppland
Uppland is a historicalprovince orlandskap on the eastern coast ofSweden, just north ofStockholm, the capital. It bordersSödermanland,Västmanland andGästrikland. It is also bounded by lakeMälaren and theBaltic sea. It has an extremely short and strangely shaped land border withÅland, an autonomous province ofFinland, on the small uninhabited island ofMärket in the Baltic.
The name literally meansup land, a name which is commonly encountered in especially older English literature. Its Latinised form, which is occasionally used, isUplandia.
