Native Name: | Pohjois-Karjalan lääni Norra Karelens län |
Conventional Long Name: | Province of North Karelia |
Common Name: | North Karelia |
Subdivision: | Province |
Nation: | Finland |
Year Start: | 1960 |
Year End: | 1997 |
P1: | Province of Kuopio |
Flag P1: | Flag of Finland.svg |
S1: | Eastern Finland |
Flag S1: | Flag of Finland.svg |
Capital: | Joensuu |
Stat Year1: | 1.1.1993 |
Stat Area1: | 21585 |
Stat Pop1: | 177893 |
The Province of North Karelia (Finnish: Pohjois-Karjalan lääni, Swedish: Norra Karelens län) was a province of Finland from 1960 to 1997.
It was established in 1960 when it was separated from the Province of Kuopio. In 1997 it was reunited with Kuopio and together with the Province of Mikkeli it was merged into the new Province of Eastern Finland.
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