Eastern Finland

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The Province of Eastern Finland is a province of Finland. It borders to the provinces of Oulu, Western Finland and Southern Finland. It also borders to Russia.

Itä-Suomen lääni
Östra Finlands län

Province
Residence city Mikkeli
Governor Pirjo Ala-Kapee
Historical provinces Karelia
Savonia
Regions North Karelia
Northern Savonia
Southern Savonia
Area
- Total 48,726 Square kilometre>km²
Population
- Total (2002)
- Population density>Density Ranked 3rd
588,106
12,0/km²

Map highlighting the location of the Province of Eastern Finland
Province Residence city Turku Governor Rauno Saari Historical provinces Finland Proper
Satakunda
Ostrobothnia Regions Finland Proper
Central Finland
Central Ostrobothnia
Pirkanmaa
Satakunta
Ostrobothnia
Southern Ostrobothnia Area
- Total 74,185 Square kilometre>km² Population
- Total (2002)
- Population density>Density Ranked 2nd
1,839,581
24,8/km²
Map highlighting the location of the Province of Western Finland -->

Contents

1 Historical provinces
2 Administration
3 Regions
4 Heraldry
5 External links

Historical provinces

For history, geography and culture see: Savonia and Karelia

In the 1997 redesign that reduced the number of provinces in Finland from 12 to 6, Mikkeli province, Kuopio province and Pohjois-Karjala province formed the new province of Eastern Finland.

Administration

Main article: Eastern Finland State Provincial Office

The State Provincial Office is a joint regional authority of seven different ministries. It promotes national and regional objectives of the State central administration. Eastern Finland State Provincial Office has branches offices in Mikkeli, Joensuu, Kuopio.

Regions

Main article: Regions of Eastern Finland

Eastern Finland is divided into three regions:

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

The regions in Eastern Finland are divided on 66 municipalities.

Heraldry

Main article: Heraldry of Eastern Finland

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

External links

[Eastern Finland State Provincial Office] - Official site

Provinces of Finland
Eastern Finland \| Lapland \| Oulu \| Southern Finland \| Western Finland \| Åland

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