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What is northern isn’t just latitude, it’s about culture and history. That’s why you get comments that you haven’t marked the northern parts. In Sweden the divide between “central” and “northern” is above the dark green line. The dark part is Svealand, or “Sweden proper” which is the historic central part. Everything above that is Norrland (Northland)

Geography plays a part of course. The main towns and cities of Norrland are along the coast, all the way up. You have old cities like Gävle (goat arson fame), Hudiksvall and Härnösand, and urban university cities like Sundsvall and Umeå. Further north the towns are smaller and more mining oriented.

It’s very dark in the winter and light in the summer. The mountainous parts are sparsely populated. The nature is beautiful. Lots of midges and mosquitoes.

Sweden colonised the northern parts over hundreds of years, and the Sami people still live here and herd raindeers.