Eastern Finland Province

Eastern Finland Province
Eastern Finland
Itä-Suomen lääni
Östra Finlands län

Coat of arms
Country Finland
Established September 1, 1997
Abolished January 1, 2010
Capital Mikkeli
Government
 – Governor Pirjo Ala-Kapee
Area
 – Total 48,726 km2 (18,813.2 sq mi)
Population (2002)
 – Total 588,106
 – Density 12.1/km2 (31.3/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 – Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
ISO 3166 code IS
NUTS code 13

Eastern Finland was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2010. It bordered the provinces of Oulu, Western Finland and Southern Finland. It also bordered Russia.

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History

For history, geography, and culture, see Savonia (historical province) and Karelia (historical province of Finland).

On September 1, 1997, the Mikkeli Province, the Kuopio Province and Northern Karelia Province were joined to form the new Eastern Finland Province.

All the provinces of Finland were abolished on January 1, 2010.[1]

Administration

The State Provincial Office was a joint regional authority of seven different ministries. It promoted national and regional objectives of the State central administration. Eastern Finland State Provincial Office had branches offices in Mikkeli, Joensuu, Kuopio.

Regions

Main article: Regions of Eastern Finland

Eastern Finland was divided into three regions:

The regions in Eastern Finland were divided on 66 municipalities.

Heraldry

The coat of arms of Eastern Finland was composed of the arms of Savonia and Karelia.

Notes

  1. ^ "New regional administration model abolishes provinces in 2010". Helsingin Sanomat International Edition. Sanoma Corporation. 31 December 2009. http://www.hs.fi/english/article/New+regional+administration+model+abolishes+provinces+in+2010/1135251815296. Retrieved 1 January 2010. 

External links

v · d · eFormer provinces of Finland
1997–2009
Eastern Finland • Lapland • Oulu • Southern Finland • Western Finland • Åland
Flag of Finland
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) • Åland

Coordinates: 62°N 28°E / 62°N 28°E / 62; 28


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