Lapland Province
| Province of Lapland Lapin lääni Lapplands län |
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| Capital | Rovaniemi | ||||
| History | |||||
| • | Established | 1938 | |||
| • | Disestablished | 2009 | |||
| Area | |||||
| • | 1 January 1993 | 98,937 km2(38,200 sq mi) | |||
| Population | |||||
| • | 1 January 1993 | 202,433 | |||
| Density | 2 /km2 (5.3 /sq mi) | ||||
| • | 31 December 2009 | 183,775 | |||
| Density | 1.9 /km2 (4.8 /sq mi) | ||||
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The Province of Lapland (Finnish: Lapin lääni, Swedish: Lapplands län) was a province of Finland from 1938 to 2009.
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.
The State Provincial Office was a joint regional authority of seven different ministries. It promoted national and regional objectives of the State central administration.
The province of Lapland was reorganized into one region:
Coordinates: 66°30′14″N 25°43′46″E / 66.50396°N 25.72936°E
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