| Eastern Finland Itä-Suomen lääni Östra Finlands län |
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| Country | Finland | ||
| 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 | ||
The Province of Eastern Finland is a province of Finland. It borders the provinces of Oulu, Western Finland and Southern Finland. It also borders to Russia.
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Former provinces
For history, geography and culture see: Savonia and Karelia
On January 1, 1998 the Province of Mikkeli, the Province of Kuopio and Province of Northern Karelia were joined to form the new Province of Eastern Finland.
Administration
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.
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.
Heraldry
The coat of arms of Eastern Finland is composed of the arms of Savonia and Karelia.
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