Petsamo Province
| Province of Petsamo Petsamon lääni Petsamo län | |||||||||
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| Province of Finland | |||||||||
| 1921–1945 | |||||||||
| Capital | Petsamo | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• | 11,338.68 km2 (4,377.89 sq mi) | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1921 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1945 | ||||||||
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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.