Petsamo Province
Province of Finland from 1921 to 1922 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the former province of Finland. For the district in Tampere, Finland, see Petsamo, Tampere. For other uses, see Petsamo (disambiguation).
The Province of Petsamo (Finnish: Petsamon lääni, Swedish: Petsamo län) was a Finnish panhandle. It was a separate province from 1921 to 1922, when it was merged into the Province of Oulu. This panhandle used to give Finland access to the Arctic Ocean, until it was annexed by the Soviet Union in 1944.
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Quick Facts Province of PetsamoPetsamon lääniPetsamo län, Capital ...
Province of Petsamo Petsamon lääni Petsamo län | |||||||||
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Province of Finland | |||||||||
1921–1945 | |||||||||
Capital | Petsamo | ||||||||
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• | 11,338.68 km2 (4,377.89 sq mi) | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Established | 1921 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1945 | ||||||||
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