Eastern Finland Province
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History
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On September 1, 1997, the Mikkeli Province, the Kuopio Province and Northern Karelia Province were joined to form the new Eastern Finland Province.[1]
All the provinces of Finland were abolished on January 1, 2010.[2]
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
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Eastern Finland was divided into three regions:
- North Karelia (Pohjois-Karjala / Norra Karelen)
- North Savo (Pohjois-Savo / Norra Savolax)
- South Savo (Etelä-Savo / Södra Savolax)
Municipalities in 2009 (cities in bold)
Eastern Finland was divided into 54 municipalities in 2009.
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- Enonkoski
- Heinävesi
- Hirvensalmi
- Iisalmi
- Ilomantsi
- Joensuu
- Joroinen
- Juankoski
- Juuka
- Juva
- Kaavi
- Kangasniemi
- Karttula
- Keitele
- Kerimäki
- Kesälahti
- Kitee
- Kiuruvesi
- Kontiolahti
- Kuopio
- Lapinlahti
- Leppävirta
- Lieksa
- Liperi
- Maaninka
- Mikkeli
- Mäntyharju
- Nilsiä
- Nurmes
- Outokumpu
- Pertunmaa
- Pieksämäki
- Pielavesi
- Polvijärvi
- Punkaharju
- Puumala
- Rantasalmi
- Rautalampi
- Rautavaara
- Ristiina
- Rääkkylä
- Savonlinna
- Siilinjärvi
- Sonkajärvi
- Sulkava
- Suonenjoki
- Tervo
- Tohmajärvi
- Tuusniemi
- Valtimo
- Varkaus
- Varpaisjärvi
- Vesanto
- Vieremä
Former municipalities (disestablished before 2009)
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Governors
- Pirjo Ala-Kapee 1997–2009[3][4]
Heraldry
The coat of arms of Eastern Finland was composed of the arms of Savonia and Karelia.
References
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External links
- Eastern Finland State Provincial Office Template:Webarchive - Official site
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- Pielis.ru — По Восточной Финляндии и дальше ... Template:In lang
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