- Province of Vaasa
Infobox Former Subdivision
native_name = "Vaasan lääni
Vasa län"
conventional_long_name = Province of Vaasa
common_name = Vaasa
subdivision = Province
nation =Finland
event_start = Established
year_start = 1917
date_start = December 6
event_end =Western Finland est.
year_end = 1997
date_end = December 31
event1 = Central Finland est.
date_event1 =January 1 ,1960
p1 = Governorate of Nikolaistad
flag_p1 = Flag of Russia.svg
s1 = Province of Central Finland
flag_s1 = Flag of Finland.svg
s2 = Western Finland
flag_s2 = Flag of Finland.svg
image_map_caption =
capital = Vaasa
stat_year1 =
stat_area1 =
stat_pop1 =
leader1 = Teodor Heikel
year_leader1= 1917-1920
leader2 = Tom Westergård
year_leader2= 1991-1997
title_leader= Governor
footnotes =The Province of Vaasa ( _fi. Vaasan lääni, _sv. Vasa län) was a province of
Finland from 1917 to 1997. The province was named after the city ofVaasa ( _sv. Vasa).In 1960 the eastern part was separated as the
Province of Central Finland . In 1997 it was reunited with Central Finland, togeather they merged with the northern part of theProvince of Häme and theProvince of Turku and Pori to establish the new Province ofWestern Finland .The former province corresponds to the current regions of Ostrobothnia,
Central Ostrobothnia andSouthern Ostrobothnia .Governors
*
Teodor Heikel (1917-1920)
*Bruno Sarlin (1920-1930)
*Kaarlo Martonen (1930-1938)
*Jalo Lahdensuo (1938-1943)
*Toivo Tarjanne (1943-1944)
*Gunnar Ahlbäck (1944-1967)
*Martti Viitanen (1967-1977)
*Antti Pohjonen (1977-1978)
*Mauno Kangasniemi (1978-1991)
*Tom Westergård (1991-1997)
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