Oulu Province

Province of Oulu
Oulun lääni
Uleåborgs län
County of Sweden 1775–1809
Province of Grand Duchy of Finland 1809–1917
Province of independent Finland 1917–2009
1775–2009
Coat of arms of Oulu
Coat of arms

Province of Oulu (in red)
CapitalOulu
Area 
• 1 January 1993
61,582 km2 (23,777 sq mi)
• 31 December 2009
61,582 km2 (23,777 sq mi)
Population 
• 1 January 1993
445,706
• 31 December 2009
471,774
History 
• Established
1775
• Disestablished
2009
Preceded by
County of Ostrobothnia

The Province of Oulu (Finnish: Oulun lääni, Swedish: Uleåborgs län) was a province of Finland from 1775 to 2009. It bordered the provinces of Lapland, Western Finland and Eastern Finland and also the Gulf of Bothnia and Russia.


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