| Eastern Finland Itä-Suomen lääni Östra Finlands län |
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| Country | Finland | ||
| Established | September 1, 1997 | ||
| Abolished | January 1, 2010 | ||
| Capital | Mikkeli | ||
| Government | |||
| • Governor | Pirjo Ala-Kapee | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 48,726 km2 (18,813.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2002) | |||
| • Total | 588,106 | ||
| • Density | 12.1/km2 (31.3/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | IS | ||
| NUTS code | 13 | ||
Eastern Finland was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2010. It bordered the provinces of Oulu, Western Finland and Southern Finland. It also bordered Russia.
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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.[1]
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 branches offices in Mikkeli, Joensuu, Kuopio.
Eastern Finland was divided into three regions:
The regions in Eastern Finland were divided on 66 municipalities.
The coat of arms of Eastern Finland was composed of the arms of Savonia and Karelia.
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