- Eastern Finland
The Province of Eastern Finland is a province of
Finland . It borders the provinces of Oulu,Western Finland andSouthern Finland . It also borders toRussia .Infobox_Lääni
name=Eastern Finland|name_fin=Itä-Suomen lääni|name_swe=Östra Finlands län
isocode=IS|nutscode=13|capital=Mikkeli |governor=Pirjo Ala-Kapee
historical=KareliaSavonia
regions=North Karelia Northern Savonia Southern Savonia
arearank=4th|area=48,726|areapercent=Not ranked|population_as_of=2002
populationrank=3rd|population=588,106|populationpercent=|populationdensity=12,0Former provinces
"For history, geography and culture see: Savonia and Karelia"
On
January 1 ,1998 theProvince of Mikkeli , theProvince of Kuopio andProvince of Northern Karelia were joined to form the new Province of Eastern Finland.Administration
"Main article:
Eastern Finland State Provincial Office "The State Provincial Office is a joint regional authority of seven different ministries. It promotes national and regional objectives of the State central administration. Eastern Finland State Provincial Office has branches offices in
Mikkeli ,Joensuu ,Kuopio .Regions
"Main article:
Regions of Eastern Finland "Eastern Finland is divided into three regions:
*North Karelia ("Pohjois-Karjala/ Norra Karelen")
*Northern Savonia ("Pohjois-Savo/ Norra Savolax")
*Southern Savonia ("Etelä-Savo/ Södra Savolax")The regions in Eastern Finland are divided on 66 municipalities.
Heraldry
"Main article:
Heraldry of Eastern Finland "The coat of arms of Eastern Finland is composed of the arms of
Savonia and Karelia.External links
* [http://www.laaninhallitus.fi/ita Eastern Finland State Provincial Office] - Official site
* [http://koli.metla.fi/media/kyla/matkailu/videot/pkarjala.mpg Video about travelling in Koli area]
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