North Karelia Province

The Province of North Karelia (Finnish: Pohjois-Karjalan lääni, Swedish: Norra Karelens län) was a province of Finland^[1] from 1960 to 1997.

Province of North Karelia Pohjois-Karjalan lääni Norra Karelens län
Province of Finland
1960–1997
Coat of arms
Capital	Joensuu
Area
• 1.1.1993	21,585 km2 (8,334 sq mi)
Population
• 1.1.1993	177,893
History
• Established	1960
• Disestablished	1997
Preceded by Succeeded by Province of Kuopio Eastern Finland

It was established in 1960 when it was separated from the Province of Kuopio.^[2] 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

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

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

Provinces of Finland 1997: 10: Oulu, 11: Lapland, 12: Åland, 22: Southern Finland, 23: Western Finland, 24: Eastern Finland

Municipalities in 1997 (cities in bold)

• Eno
• Ilomantsi
• Joensuu
• Juuka
• Kesälahti
• Kiihtelysvaara
• Kitee
• Kontiolahti
• Outokumpu
• Lieksa
• Liperi
• Nurmes
• Polvijärvi
• Pyhäselkä
• Rääkkylä
• Tohmajärvi
• Tuupovaara
• Valtimo
• Värtsilä

Former municipalities (disestablished before 1997)

• Nurmeksen mlk
• Pielisjärvi

Governors

• Lauri Riikonen 1960–1967
• Esa Timonen 1967–1992
• Hannu Tenhiälä 1992–1997