Eastern Finland (Province)
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| Country: | Finland |
| Administrative headquarters: | Mikkeli |
| Surface: | 60,719 km² |
| Inland waters: | 12,199 km² |
| Residents: | 571,184 (2009) |
| Population density: | 11.8 inhabitants per km² |
The province of Eastern Finland ( Finnish Itä-Suomen lääni , Swedish Östra Finlands län ) was a province ( lääni ) of Finland from 1997 to 2009 . It comprised the landscapes ( maakunta ) North Savo , South Savo and North Karelia . The area was 60,719 square kilometers, the population was around 570,000 (2009). The administrative seat was the city of Mikkeli .
The province of Eastern Finland was created in the administrative reform of 1997 through the merger of the former provinces of Kuopio , North Karelia and most of the province of Mikkeli . At the beginning of 2010 the provinces were abolished. State administration of the area is now carried out by the Regional Administrative Authority ( aluehallintovirasto ) of Eastern Finland.
coat of arms
The province of Eastern Finland comprised the historical landscape of Savo and parts of Karelia . Therefore, the coat of arms of the former province is composed of their coat of arms. The blazon reads: The shield is split and shows two silver right arms in red at the front, breaking out of the edge of the shield , on the right with a gold-hilted sword swinging a gold- hilted sword and on the left a gold- hilted scimitar. A golden crown floats between the arms . In the back of the black half of the shield there is a golden bow with a silver string. The bow points to the top right and its golden arrow has a silver tip and fletching. A golden crown rests on the shield .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Maanmittauslaitos ( memento of February 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (Finnish land surveying office): Pinta-alat kunnittain January 1, 2009
- ↑ Tilastokeskus (Finnish Statistics Office): Väkiluku alueittain sekä väestömäärän muutos December 31, 2008
