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Lapland (former province of Finland)
Province of Finland (1938–2009) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Lapland province" redirects here. For the historical province of Sweden, see Lapland (Sweden).
The Province of Lapland (Finnish: Lapin lääni, Swedish: Lapplands län) was a province of Finland from 1938 to 2009.
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Quick Facts Province of LaplandLapin lääniLapplands län, Capital ...
Province of Lapland Lapin lääni Lapplands län | |||||||
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Province of Finland | |||||||
1938–2009 | |||||||
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Capital | Rovaniemi | ||||||
Area | |||||||
• 1 January 1993 | 98,937 km2 (38,200 sq mi) | ||||||
• 31 December 2009 | 98,937 km2 (38,200 sq mi) | ||||||
Population | |||||||
• 1 January 1993 | 202,433 | ||||||
• 31 December 2009 | 183,775 | ||||||
History | |||||||
• Established | 1938 | ||||||
• Disestablished | 2009 | ||||||
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It was established in 1938, when it was separated from the Province of Oulu. After the Second World War, the Petsamo municipality (former province) and part of the Salla municipality were ceded to the Soviet Union.
It had the same territory as today's region Lapland (Finland).