Lapland (former province of Finland)

Province of Lapland Lapin lääni Lapplands län
Province of Finland
← 1938–2009
Coat of arms of Lapland Coat of arms
Location of Lapland
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)

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.

Provinces of Finland 1921: 1: Turku and Pori, 2: Uusimaa, 3: Häme, 4: Vaasa, 6: Mikkeli, 8: Kuopio, 10: Oulu, 12: Åland, 13: Viipuri, 25: Petsamo

Provinces of Finland 1938: 1: Turku and Pori, 2: Uusimaa, 3: Häme, 4: Vaasa, 6: Mikkeli, 8: Kuopio, 10: Oulu, 11: Lapland, 12: Åland, 13: Viipuri

Provinces of Finland 1996: 1: Turku and Pori, 2: Uusimaa, 3: Häme, 4: Vaasa, 5: Kymi, 6: Mikkeli, 7: Central Finland, 8: Kuopio, 9: Northern Karelia, 10: Oulu, 11: Lapland, 12: Åland

Provinces of Finland 1997: 10: Oulu, 11: Lapland, 12: Åland, 22: Southern Finland, 23: Western Finland, 24: Eastern Finland

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:

• Lapland (Lappi / Lappland)

Municipalities in 2009 (cities in bold)

• Enontekiö
• Inari
• Kemi
• Kemijärvi
• Keminmaa
• Kittilä

• Kolari
• Muonio
• Pelkosenniemi
• Pello
• Posio
• Ranua

• Rovaniemi
• Salla
• Savukoski
• Simo
• Sodankylä
• Tervola

• Tornio
• Utsjoki
• Ylitornio

Former municipalities (disestablished before 2009)

• Alatornio
• Karunki
• Kemijärven mlk
• Petsamo
• Rovaniemen mlk

Governors

• Kaarlo Hillilä 1938–1947
• Uuno Hannula 1947–1958
• Martti Miettunen 1958–1973
• Asko Oinas 1974–1994
• Hannele Pokka 1994–2008
• Timo E. Korva 2008–2009