Capital Rovaniemi Disestablished 2009 31 December 2009 183,775 Founded 1938 | Established 1938 1 January 1993 202,433 Area 98,946 km² Date dissolved 2009 | |
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1 January 1993 98,937 km (38,200 sq mi) | ||
The Province of Lapland (Finnish: Lapin lääni, Swedish: Lapplands län) was a province of Finland from 1938 to 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.
Administration
The State Provincial Office was a joint regional authority of seven different ministries. It promoted national and regional objectives of the State central administration.
Regions
The province of Lapland was reorganized into one region:
Governors
References
Lapland (former province of Finland) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA