- Province of Kuopio
Infobox Former Subdivision
native_name = "Kuopion lääni
Kuopio län"
conventional_long_name = Province of Kuopio
common_name = Kuopio
subdivision = Province
nation =Finland
event_start = Independence
year_start = 1917
date_start = December 6
event_end =Eastern Finland est.
year_end = 1997
date_end = December 31
event1 = Northern Karelia est.
date_event1 =January 1 ,1960
p1 = Governorate of Kuopio
flag_p1 = Flag of Russia.svg
s1 = Province of Northern Karelia
flag_s1 = Flag of Finland.svg
s2 = Eastern Finland
flag_s2 = Flag of Finland.svg
image_map_caption =
capital = Kuopio
stat_year1 =
stat_area1 =
stat_pop1 =
leader1 =
year_leader1=
leader2 =
year_leader2=
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footnotes =The Province of Kuopio ( _fi. Kuopion lääni, _sv. Kuopio län) was a province of
Finland from 1917 to 1997. The province was named after the city ofKuopio .In 1960 the eastern part was separated as the
Province of Northern Karelia . In 1997 it was reunited with Northern Karelia and togeather they merged with theProvince of Mikkeli , to establish the new Province ofEastern Finland .
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