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Mikkelin lääni
St. Michels län
Mikkeli ProvinceProvince of Finland 1831–1997 
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The Mikkeli Province in 1997.
Capital Mikkeli History - Established December 6 1831 - Disestablished 1997 The Mikkeli Province (Finnish: Mikkelin lääni, Swedish: St. Michels län) was a province of Finland from 1831 to 1997. The province was named after the city of Mikkeli.
Parts of the province were transferred to the Central Finland Province in 1960. In 1997 it was merged togeather with Kuopio Province and Northern Karelia Province into the new Eastern Finland Province.
Former provinces of Finland 1997–2009 
1917–1997 Central Finland (1960–1997) • Häme • Kuopio • Kymi (1947–1997) • Lapland • Mikkeli • Northern Karelia (1960–1997) • Oulu • Petsamo (1921) • Turku and Pori • Uusimaa • Vaasa • Viipuri (1917–1947) • ÅlandCategories:- States and territories established in 1831
- States and territories disestablished in 1997
- Provinces of Finland (1917–1997)
- Finland geography stubs
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