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

NUTS code

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

Main article: Regions of Eastern Finland

Eastern Finland was divided into three regions:

North Karelia (Pohjois-Karjala / Norra Karelen)
Northern Savonia (Pohjois-Savo / Norra Savolax)
Southern Savonia (Etelä-Savo / Södra Savolax)

Municipalities in 2009 (cities in bold)

Eastern Finland was divided into 54 municipalities in 2009.

Former municipalities (disestablished before 2009)

Governors

Pirjo Ala-Kapee 1997-2009

Heraldry

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

Notes

↑ "New regional administration model abolishes provinces in 2010". Helsingin Sanomat International Edition. Sanoma Corporation. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2010.

External links

Eastern Finland State Provincial Office - Official site
Video about travelling in Koli area
Pielis.ru — По Восточной Финляндии и дальше ... (Russian)

Former provinces of Finland

In parentheses are years when provinces were established and disestablished.

1634–1775	Turku and Pori (1634) Nyland and Tavastehus (1634) Ostrobothnia (1634–1775) Viborg and Nyslott (1634–1721) Kexholm (1634–1721) Kymmenegård and Nyslott (1721–1747) Savolax and Kymmenegård (1747–1775)

1775–1831	Turku and Pori (1634) Nyland and Tavastehus (1634–1831) Vaasa (1775) Oulu (1775) Kymmenegård (1775–1831) Savolax and Karelia (1775–1831) Viipuri (1812)

1831–1918	Turku and Pori (1634) Vaasa (1775) Oulu (1775) Viipuri (1812) Häme (1831) Uusimaa (1831) Mikkeli (1831) Kuopio (1831)

1918–1997	Turku and Pori (1634–1997) Vaasa (1775–1997) Oulu (1775) Viipuri (1812–1945) Häme (1831–1997) Uusimaa (1831–1997) Mikkeli (1831–1997) Kuopio (1831–1997) Åland (1918) Petsamo (1921–1921) Lapland (1938) Kymi (1945–1997) Central Finland (1960–1997) Northern Karelia (1960–1997)

1997–2009	Oulu (1775–2009) Åland (1918–2009) Lapland (1938–2009) Southern Finland (1997–2009) Western Finland (1997–2009) Eastern Finland (1997–2009)

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

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