Oulu Province
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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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Province of Oulu Oulun lääni Uleåborgs län | |||||||
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County of Sweden 1775–1809 Province of Grand Duchy of Finland 1809–1917 Province of independent Finland 1917–2009 | |||||||
1775–2009 | |||||||
Province of Oulu (in red) | |||||||
Capital | Oulu | ||||||
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 | ||||||
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