History
- For history, geography and culture see: Laponia, Österbotten and Västerbotten
Area of Lapland was split between two counties of the Swedish Realm 1634–1809. Northern and Western areas were part of Västerbotten County. Southern areas were part of Ostrobothnia County (after 1755 Oulu County). Northern and Western areas were transferred in 1809 to Oulu County, which became Oulu Province. Under the royalist constitution of Finland during the first half of 1918, Lapland was to become a Grand Principality and part of the inheritance of the proposed king of Finland. Lapland Province was separated from Oulu Province in 1938. After the Second World War, Petsamo municipality and part of Salla municipality were ceded to the Soviet Union. All the provinces of Finland were abolished on January 1, 2010.
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