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