The Province of Eastern Finland is a province of Finland. The state of Finland consists of 6 provinces ( Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län) Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders the provinces of Oulu, Western Finland and Southern Finland. The Province of Oulu is a province of Finland. It borders the provinces of Lapland, Western Finland and Eastern Finland. The Province of Western Finland is a province of Finland. It borders the provinces of Oulu, Eastern Finland and Southern Finland. The Province of Southern Finland is a province of Finland. It borders the provinces of Western Finland and Eastern Finland. It also borders to Russia. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
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Historical provinces
For history, geography and culture see: Savonia and Karelia
In the 1997 redesign that reduced the number of provinces in Finland from 12 to 6, Mikkeli province, Kuopio province and Pohjois-Karjala province formed the new province of Eastern Finland. The state of Finland consists of 6 provinces ( Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län) ISO 3166-2FI is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to Finland. Mikkeli ( St Michel in Swedish) is a town and municipality in Finland. The Governor, Maaherra, or Landshövding, of a province of Finland heads the activities of the State Provincial Office, The historical provinces (historialliset maakunnat singular historiallinen maakunta, historiska landskap of Finland is a legacy of the country's joint history with Historical province of Karelia in Finlandpng|right|150px|thumb|Historical province of Karelia in modern Finland(the borders of modern provinces with pink colour and the modern border of Finland Finland is divided into 20 regions ( maakunta in Finnish, landskap in Swedish) The Region of North Karelia is a region ( maakunta / landskap) in eastern Finland. North Savo is a region ( maakunta / landskap) in eastern Finland. Southern Savonia is a region ( maakunta / landskap) in the south-east of Finland. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Coat of arms of historical province of Savonia in Finlandpng|right|150px]] Savonia ( Finnish Savo or Swedish Savolax) is a historical province Historical province of Karelia in Finlandpng|right|150px|thumb|Historical province of Karelia in modern Finland(the borders of modern provinces with pink colour and the modern border of Finland
Administration
Main article: Eastern Finland State Provincial Office
The State Provincial Office is a joint regional authority of seven different ministries. It promotes national and regional objectives of the State central administration. Eastern Finland State Provincial Office has branches offices in Mikkeli, Joensuu, Kuopio. Mikkeli ( St Michel in Swedish) is a town and municipality in Finland. Joensuu is a city and municipality in North Karelia in eastern Finland. Kuopio is a Finnish City and Municipality located in the province of Eastern Finland and the region of Northern Savonia.
Regions
Main article: Regions of Eastern Finland
Eastern Finland is divided into three regions:
- North Karelia (Pohjois-Karjala/ Norra Karelen)
- Northern Savonia (Pohjois-Savo/ Norra Savolax)
- Southern Savonia (Etelä-Savo/ Södra Savolax)
The regions in Eastern Finland are divided on 66 municipalities. The Province of Eastern Finland in Finland is divided into three regions, 14 districts and 65 municipalities. The Region of North Karelia is a region ( maakunta / landskap) in eastern Finland. North Savo is a region ( maakunta / landskap) in eastern Finland. Southern Savonia is a region ( maakunta / landskap) in the south-east of Finland. ||-||}The municipalities ( kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of administration in Finland and
Heraldry
Main article: Heraldry of Eastern Finland
The coat of arms of Eastern Finland is composed of the arms of Savonia and Karelia. Historical province of Karelia in Finlandpng|right|150px|thumb|Historical province of Karelia in modern Finland(the borders of modern provinces with pink colour and the modern border of Finland
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