Northern Karelia Province
The Province of North Karelia (Finnish: Pohjois-Karjalan lääni, Swedish: Norra Karelens län) was a province of Finland from 1960 to 1997.
| Province of North Karelia Pohjois-Karjalan lääni Norra Karelens län | |||||||||
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| Province of Finland | |||||||||
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 Coat of arms
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| Capital | Joensuu | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• 1.1.1993 | 21,585 km2 (8,334 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1.1.1993 | 177893 | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1960 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1997 | ||||||||
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It was established in 1960 when it was separated from the Province of Kuopio. 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
 Provinces of Finland 1831: 1: Turku and Pori, 2: Uusimaa, 3: Häme, 4: Vaasa, 6: Mikkeli, 8: Kuopio, 10: Oulu, 13: Viipuri
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 Provinces of Finland 1960: 1: Turku and Pori, 2: Uusimaa, 3: Häme, 4: Vaasa, 5: Kymi, 6: Mikkeli, 7: Central Finland, 8: Kuopio, 9: North Karelia, 10: Oulu, 11: Lapland, 12: Åland
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 Provinces of Finland 1996: 1: Turku and Pori, 2: Uusimaa, 3: Häme, 4: Vaasa, 5: Kymi, 6: Mikkeli, 7: Central Finland, 8: Kuopio, 9: North Karelia, 10: Oulu, 11: Lapland, 12: Åland
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 Provinces of Finland 1997: 10: Oulu, 11: Lapland, 12: Åland, 22: Southern Finland, 23: Western Finland, 24: Eastern Finland
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Municipalities in 1997 (cities in bold)
Former municipalities (disestablished before 1997)
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Governors
- Lauri Riikonen 1960–1967
- Esa Timonen 1967–1992
- Hannu Tenhiälä 1992–1997
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In parentheses are years when provinces were established and disestablished. | ||
| 1634–1775 |
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| 1775–1831 | ||
| 1831–1918 | ||
| 1918–1997 |
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| 1997–2009 |
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