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.
3-745: 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 . Eastern Finland
6-441: Was divided into three regions: Eastern Finland was divided into 54 municipalities in 2009. The coat of arms of Eastern Finland was composed of the arms of Savonia and Karelia . 62°N 28°E / 62°N 28°E / 62; 28 Mikkeli Province The Mikkeli Province ( Finnish : Mikkelin lääni , Swedish : S:t Michels län ) was a province of Finland from 1831 to 1997. The province
9-482: Was named after the city of Mikkeli . Parts of the province were transferred to the Central Finland Province in 1960. In 1997 it was merged with Kuopio Province and Northern Karelia Province into the new Eastern Finland Province . 61°41′15″N 27°16′25″E / 61.6875°N 27.2736°E / 61.6875; 27.2736 This Eastern Finland location article
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