North Karelia Province
| Province of North Karelia Pohjois-Karjalan lääni Norra Karelens län | |||||||||
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| Province of Finland | |||||||||
| 1960–1997 | |||||||||
 Coat of arms | |||||||||
| Capital | Joensuu | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• 1.1.1993 | 21,585 km2 (8,334 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1.1.1993 | 177,893 | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1960 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1997 | ||||||||
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The Province of North Karelia (Finnish: Pohjois-Karjalan lääni, Swedish: Norra Karelens län) was a province of Finland[1] from 1960 to 1997.
It was established in 1960 when it was separated from the Province of Kuopio.[2] In 1997 it was reunited with Kuopio and together with the Province of Mikkeli it was merged into the new Province of Eastern Finland.
Maps
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Municipalities in 1997 (cities in bold)
Former municipalities (disestablished before 1997)
- Nurmeksen mlk
- Pielisjärvi
Governors
- Lauri Riikonen 1960–1967
- Esa Timonen 1967–1992
- Hannu Tenhiälä 1992–1997
References
- ^ Law, Gwillim (20 May 2015). Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998. McFarland. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-4766-0447-3.
- ^ Enflo, Kerstin (2014). "Finland's regional GDPs 1880-2010: estimates, sources and interpretations". Lund Papers in Economic History (General Issues). 135. Department of Economic History, Lund University.
Former provinces of Finland | ||
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In parentheses are years when provinces were established and disestablished. | ||
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| 1775–1831 |
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| 1918–1997 |
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| 1997–2009 |
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