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The borders of Finland have changed several times, beginning in 1323 with the Treaty of Nöteborg between Sweden and Finland, through 1947 after the end of WWII between Russia and Finland.
The borders of Finland have changed several times, beginning in 1323 with the Treaty of Nöteborg between Sweden and Finland, through 1947 after the end of WWII between Russia and Finland. The following link leads to a summary of those border changes. Included are maps depicting the new borders.  
The following link leads to a summary of those border changes. Included are maps depicting the new borders.
http://finland.fi/Public/default.aspx?contentid=160531


For more information on the Treaty of Nöteborg, also known as the Treaty of Oreshek in Finnish, see
http://finland.fi/Public/default.aspx?contentid=160531
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_N%C3%B6teborg


The following links touch on border relationships between Russia and Finland.
For more information on the Treaty of Nöteborg, also known as the Treaty of Oreshek in Finnish, see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karelian_question
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish%E2%80%93Russian_border


The Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah has the following book that describes the history of the borders of Lappland in Norway, Finland, Sweden and the changes that occurred from 1751 to 1944. It is written in Norwegian and can be checked out at the Access Services Window on the International Floor of the Library.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_N%C3%B6teborg


Norsk folkemuseum. Grenser i Sameland. Oslo: Norsk Folkemuseum, c1989.
The following links touch on border relationships between Russia and Finland.
https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/565500?availability=Family%20History%20Library
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karelian_question
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish%E2%80%93Russian_border
 
 
 
The Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah has the following book that describes the history of the borders of Lappland in Norway, Finland, Sweden and the changes that occurred from 1751 to 1944. It is written in Norwegian and can be checked out at the Access Services Window on the International Floor of the Library.
 
Norsk folkemuseum. Grenser i Sameland. Oslo: Norsk Folkemuseum, c1989. https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/565500?availability=Family%20History%20Library
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