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 sq mi)
Population (December 31, 2009)
  Total 569,832
  Density 12/km2 (30/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 2009. It bordered the provinces of Oulu, Western Finland and Southern Finland. It also bordered Russia to the east.

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 branch offices in Mikkeli, Joensuu, and Kuopio.

Regions

Eastern Finland was divided into three regions:

Municipalities in 2009 (cities in bold)

Eastern Finland was divided into 54 municipalities in 2009.

Former municipalities (disestablished before 2009)

Governors

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. Retrieved 1 January 2010.

External links

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

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