- Origin: Finland
- Breed group: Spitz and Primitive Types
- General size: medium
- FCI breed standard: Lapponian Herder (external source)
- FCI PDF standard: Lapponian Herder (external source)
- Dog API breed profile: Lapponian Herder (external source)
- AKC-derived breed trait dataset: Lapponian Herder (external source)
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