Province of Turku and Pori

Infobox Former Subdivision
native_name = "Turun ja Porin lääni
Åbo och Björneborgs län"
conventional_long_name = Province of Turku and Pori
common_name = Turku and Pori
subdivision = Province
nation = Finland
event_start = Established
year_start = 1917
date_start = December 6
event_end =
year_end = 1997
date_end =
event1 =
date_event1 =
p1 = Governorate of Åbo-Björneborg
flag_p1 = Flag of Russia.svg
s1 = Åland Islands
flag_s1 = Flag of Aaland.svg
s2 = Western Finland
flag_s2 = Flag of Finland.svg

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image_map_caption =
capital = Turku
stat_area1 = 19954
stat_year1 = 1994
stat_pop1 = 699190
leader1 = Kaarlo Collan
year_leader1= 1917-1922
leader2 = Pirkko Työläjärvi
year_leader2= 1985-1997
title_leader= Governor
footnotes =

The Province of Turku and Pori ( _fi. Turun ja Porin lääni, _sv. Åbo och Björneborgs län) was a province of Finland from 1917 to 1997. The province is named after the cities of Turku ( _sv. Åbo) and Pori ( _sv. Björneborg).

The Åland Islands were split into a separate province in 1918. In 1997 it was merged togeather with the northern part of the Province of Häme, the provinces of Vaasa and Central Finland into the new Province of Western Finland.

Governors

*Kaarlo Collan (1917-1922)
*Ilmari Helenius (1922-1932)
*Frans Wilho Kyttä (1932-1949)
*Erkki Härmä (1949-1957)
*Esko Kulovaara (1957-1971)
*Sylvi Siltanen (1972-1976)
*Paavo Aitio (1977-1985)
*Pirkko Työläjärvi (1985-1997)