Petsamo Province

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Province of Petsamo Petsamon lääni Petsamo län
Province of Finland
1921–1945
Coat of arms
Capital	Petsamo
Area
•	11,338.68 km2 (4,377.89 sq mi)
History
• Established	1921
• Disestablished	1945
Preceded by Succeeded by Russian SFSR Province of Oulu

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.