Native Name: | Lapin lääni Lapplands län |
Conventional Long Name: | Province of Lapland |
Common Name: | Lapland |
Subdivision: | Province |
Nation: | Finland |
Year Start: | 1938 |
Year End: | 2009 |
P1: | Province of Oulu |
Flag P1: | Flag of Finland.svg |
Capital: | Rovaniemi |
Stat Year1: | 1 January 1993 |
Stat Area1: | 98937 |
Stat Pop1: | 202433 |
Stat Year2: | 31 December 2009 |
Stat Area2: | 98937 |
Stat Pop2: | 183775 |
Title Leader: | Governor |
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.
It had the same territory as today's region Lapland (Finland).
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: