Eastern Finland Province

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]

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:

• North Karelia (Pohjois-Karjala / Norra Karelen)
• North Savo (Pohjois-Savo / Norra Savolax)
• South Savo (Etelä-Savo / Södra Savolax)

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.

• Pirjo Ala-Kapee 1997–2009^[4][5]

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