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Eastern Finland

The Province of Eastern Finland is a province of Finland. It borders to the provinces of Oulu, Western Finland and Southern Finland. It also borders to the Gulf of Finland and Russia.

Itä-Suomen lääni
Östra Finlands län

Recidence city	Mikkeli[?]
Governor	Pirjo Ala-Kapee
Historical provinces	Savonia Karelia
Area - Total	Ranked 4th 48,726 km²
Population - Total (2002) - Density	Ranked 3rd 588,106 x / km²

Table of contents

1 Historical Provinces

2 Regions

Historical Provinces For History, Geography and Culture see: Savonia and Karelia

Regions Main article: Regions of Finland

Eastern Finland is divided into 3 regions:

Northern Savonia
Southern Savonia
Northern Karelia

Administration Main article: State Provincial Office of Eastern Finland[?]

The State Provincial Office is a joint regional authority of seven different ministries. It promotes national and regional objectives of the State central administration.

Municipalities Main article: Municipalities of Eastern Finland[?]

Eastern Finland is divided into 66 municipalities and contains the cities of Mikkeli[?], Joensuu[?], Kuopio[?].

Heraldry Main article: Heraldry of Eastern Finland[?]

External Links

Eastern Finland (http://www.laaninhallitus.fi/ita) - State Provincial Office

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