Oulu Province
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 | |||||||
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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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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.
History[]
For History, Geography and Culture see: Ostrobothnia
The Province of Oulu was established in 1775 when Finland was an integrated part of Sweden from the northern part of Ostrobothnia County. The new province was named after its administrative seat of Oulu.
As a consequence of the tumultuous conflicts of the Napoleonic Wars, Sweden had allied itself with the Russian Empire, United Kingdom and the other parties of the Fourth Coalition against Napoleonic France. However, following the treaty of Treaty of Tilsit in 1807, Russia made peace with France and left the coalition. This enabled Russia in 1808 to challenge Sweden in the Finnish War, over the control of Finland. In the Treaty of Fredrikshamn on 17 September 1809 Sweden was obliged to cede all its territory in Finland, to Russia.
The ceded territories became a part of the Russian Empire and were reconstituted into the Grand Duchy of Finland, with the Russian Tsar as Grand Duke. The Province of Oulu was expanded in 1809 with the parts of the Västerbotten County (eastern part of the Torne Valley and historical Lapland).
After Finland became independent from Russia, in 1917, there were no changes in Oulu Province until 1938, when the northern part was split off and established as the Lapland Province.
All the provinces of Finland were abolished on 1 January 2010.[1]
![]() Provinces of Finland 1634: 1: Turku and Pori, 14: Nyland and Tavastehus, 18: Ostrobothnia, 20: Viborg and Nyslott, 21: Kexholm |
![]() Provinces of Finland 1776: 1: Turku and Pori, 4: Vaasa, 10: Oulu, 14: Uusimaa and Häme, 15: Kymenkartano, 16: Savo and Karelia |
![]() 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 Oulu was divided into two regions:
- Northern Ostrobothnia (Pohjois-Pohjanmaa / Norra Österbotten)
- Kainuu (Kainuu / Kajanaland).
Municipalities in 2009 (cities in bold)[]
The Province of Oulu was divided into 43 municipalities in 2009.
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Former municipalities (disestablished before 2009)[]
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Governors[]
- 1775–1782
- 1782–1785
- 1785–1800
- 1800–1802
- 1802–1804
- 1805–1808
- 1809–1820
- 1820–1826
- 1826–1834
- Robert Wilhelm Lagerborg 1834–1849
- 1849–1862
- 1862–1873
- 1873–1879
- 1878–1883
- 1883–1884
- 1884–1886
- 1886–1889
- Anders Johan Malmgren 1889–1897
- 1897–1901
- 1901–1903
- 1903–1905
- 1905–1911
- 1911–1915
- 1915–1917
- 1917–1925
- Eero Pehkonen 1925–1948
- 1949–1967
- Niilo Ryhtä 1967–1973
- Erkki Haukipuro 1973–1986
- Ahti Pekkala 1986–1991
- 1991–2009
Notes[]
- ^ "New regional administration model abolishes provinces in 2010". Helsingin Sanomat International Edition. Sanoma Corporation. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
External links[]
- Oulu State Provincial Office – Official site
- Ouluphotos.com
- States and territories established in 1775
- States and territories disestablished in 2009
- Oulu Province
- Provinces of Finland (1917–97)
- Provinces of Finland (1997–2009)
- States and territories disestablished in 2010