Turku and Pori Province

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Turun ja Porin lääni Åbo och Björneborgs län Province of Turku and Pori Province of Finland 1811 – 1997 →   → Flag Capital Turku Governor  - 1917-1922 Kaarlo Collan  - 1985-1997 Pirkko Työläjärvi History  - Established December 6 1811  - Disestablished 1997 Area  - 1994 1,995 km² (770 sq mi) Population  - 1994 699,190       Density 350.5 /km²  (907.7 /sq mi)

The Province of Turku and Pori (Finnish: Turun ja Porin lääni, Swedish: Åbo och Björneborgs län) was a province of Finland from 1811 to 1997. The province is named after the cities of Turku (Swedish: Åbo) and Pori (Swedish: Björneborg).

The Åland Islands were split into a separate province in 1918. In 1997 it was merged together with the northern part of the Province of Häme, the provinces of Vaasa and Central Finland into the new Province of Western Finland.

Governors

• Kaarlo Collan (1917-1922)
• Ilmari Helenius (1922-1932)
• Frans Wilho Kyttä (1932-1949)
• Erkki Härmä (1949-1957)
• Esko Kulovaara (1957-1971)
• Sylvi Siltanen (1972-1976)
• Paavo Aitio (1977-1985)
• Pirkko Työläjärvi (1985-1997)