Eastern Finland Province

Eastern Finland
Itä-Suomen lääni
Östra Finlands län
Coat of arms of Eastern Finland
Coat of arms
Location of Eastern Finland
CountryFinland
EstablishedSeptember 1, 1997
AbolishedJanuary 1, 2010
CapitalMikkeli
Largest citySavonlinna
Government
 • GovernorPirjo Ala-Kapee
Area
 • Total
48,726 km2 (18,813 sq mi)
Population
 (December 31, 2009)
 • Total
569,832
 • Density11.695/km2 (30.289/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 codeIS
NUTS code13

Eastern Finland (Finnish: Itä-Suomen lääni, Swedish: Östra Finlands län) 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

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.

Subdivisions

At the time of its abolition, the Province of Eastern Finland was composed of three regions:

These regions were further divided into a total of 11 subregions and 54 municipalities. In the list below, the municipalities that designate themselves as cities or towns (Finnish: kaupunki, Swedish: stad) are shown in bold.

North Karelia

Joensuu sub-region

Central Karelia

  • Kesälahti
  • Kitee (Kides)
  • Rääkkylä
  • Tohmajärvi

Pielinen Karelia

North Savo

Upper Savo

Kuopio sub-region

Northeast Savo

Varkaus sub-region

  • Kangaslampi
  • Leppävirta
  • Varkaus
  • Joroinen (Jorois)

Inner Savo

South Savo

Mikkeli sub-region

  • Hirvensalmi
  • Kangasniemi
  • Mikkeli (S:t Michel)
  • Mäntyharju
  • Pertunmaa
  • Ristiina (Kristina)
  • Puumala

Pieksämäki sub-region

Savonlinna sub-region

  • Enonkoski
  • Kerimäki
  • Punkaharju
  • Rantasalmi
  • Savonlinna (Nyslott)
  • Sulkava

Former municipalities (disestablished before 2009)

  • Anttola
  • Eno
  • Haukivuori
  • Jäppilä
  • Kangaslampi
  • Kiihtelysvaara
  • Mikkelin mlk
  • Pieksämäen mlk
  • Pieksänmaa
  • Pyhäselkä
  • Savonranta
  • Tuupovaara
  • Vehmersalmi
  • Virtasalmi
  • Värtsilä

Governors

  • Pirjo Ala-Kapee 1997–2009[4][5]

Heraldry

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

References

  1. ^ Law, Gwillim (2015). Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998. McFarland. p. 127. ISBN 9781476604473. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. ^ "New regional administration model abolishes provinces in 2010". Helsingin Sanomat International Edition. Sanoma Corporation. 31 December 2009. Archived from the original on 13 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Joensuu". tageo.com. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  4. ^ "II VALTIONHALLINNOSTA MAAKUNTAHALLINTOON". Savon historia (in Finnish). Edita Publishing Oy. Archived from the original on 2019-11-22. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  5. ^ "Ala-Kapee jää eläkkeelle". Yleisradio Oy (in Finnish). 3 December 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2021.

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