Kymi Province Explained

Native Name:
Conventional Long Name:Kymi Province
Common Name:Kymi
Subdivision:Province
Nation:Finland
Year Start:1945
Year End:1997
P1:Viipuri Province
Flag P1:Viipurin lääni.vaakuna.svg
Border P1:no
S1:Southern Finland Province
Flag S1:Etelä-Suomen läänin vaakuna.svg
Border S1:no
Capital:Kouvola
Stat Year1:1 January 1993
Stat Area1:12828
Stat Pop1:335037
Title Leader:Governor

The Kymi Province (Finnish: Kymen lääni, Swedish: Kymmene län) was a province of Finland from 1945 to 1997.

The Kymi Province was the remainder of the territory from the Viipuri Province after the main part was left to Russia at the Moscow Armistice in 1944. By the Paris Peace Treaty in 1947, territories on the Karelian Isthmus and around of the Lake Ladoga were formally ceded to the Soviet Union.

In 1997, the Kymi Province was merged with the Uusimaa Province and the southern parts of the Häme Province into the new Southern Finland Province.

Municipalities in 1997 (cities in bold)

Former municipalities (disestablished before 1997)

Governors