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Eastern Finland

Eastern Finland was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2010. It bordered the provinces of Oulu, Western Finland and Southern Finland. It also bordered Russia.- History :...

in Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

was divided into three regions

Regions of Finland

Finland consists of 19 regions called in Finnish and in Swedish. The regions are governed by regional councils, which serve as forums of cooperation for the municipalities of a region. The main tasks of the regions are regional planning and development of enterprise and education. In addition,...

, 14 districts and 65 municipalities.

North Karelia

Outokumpu District
- Outokumpu
  Outokumpu, Finland
  Outokumpu is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....
- Polvijärvi
  Polvijärvi
  Polvijärvi is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....

Joensuu District
- Eno
  Eno, Finland
  Eno is a former municipality of Finland, now part of Joensuu.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality had a population of 6,764 and covered an area of 1,088.25 km² of which 149.30 km² is water...
- Joensuu
  Joensuu
  Joensuu is a city and municipality in North Karelia in eastern Finland. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of North Karelia region. It was founded in 1848...
- Kiihtelysvaara
  Kiihtelysvaara
  Kiihtelysvaara is a former municipality of Finland. On January 1, 2005 it was consolidated, together with Tuupovaara, with the city of Joensuu....
- Kontiolahti
  Kontiolahti
  Kontiolahti is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....
- Liperi
  Liperi
  Liperi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. Liperi is a picturesque community of with the growth rate of 83 newcomers in 11 months in 2007. The population density is...
- Pyhäselkä
  Pyhäselkä
  Pyhäselkä is a former municipality of Finland, now part of Joensuu. It seat was located in Hammaslahti.Pyhäselkä is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality had a population of 7,390 and covered an area of 351.58 km² of which 71.38 km² is...

Ilomantsi District
- Ilomantsi
  Ilomantsi
  Ilomantsi is municipality and a village of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is...
  
  (Ilomants)
- Tuupovaara
  Tuupovaara
  Tuupovaara is a former municipality of Finland, located in the province of Eastern Finland. It was consolidated, together with Kiihtelysvaara, to municipality of Joensuu on January 1, 2005. The municipality had a population of 2,176 and covered an area of 661.34 km² of which 56.55 km² is water...

Middle Karelia
- Kesälahti
  Kesälahti
  Kesälahti is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water. The population density is....
- Kitee
  Kitee
  Kitee is a town and a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water...
- Rääkkylä
  Rääkkylä
  Rääkkylä is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....
- Tohmajärvi
  Tohmajärvi
  Tohmajärvi is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water...
- Värtsilä
  Värtsilä
  Värtsilä is a former municipality of Finland. It merged with Tohmajärvi in 2005.Värtsilä was located in the province of Eastern Finland and was part of the North Karelia region. The municipality had a population of 647 and covered an area of of which was water...

Pielisen Karelia
- Juuka
  Juuka
  Juuka is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....
- Lieksa
  Lieksa
  Lieksa is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water...
- Nurmes
  Nurmes
  Nurmes is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The town has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....
- Valtimo
  Valtimo
  Valtimo is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....

Northern Savonia

Upper Savonia
- Iisalmi
  Iisalmi
  Iisalmi is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is...
- Keitele
  Keitele
  Keitele is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....
- Kiuruvesi
  Kiuruvesi
  Kiuruvesi is a town and municipality of Finland located in the former province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water...
- Lapinlahti
  Lapinlahti
  Lapinlahti is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water...
- Pielavesi
  Pielavesi
  Pielavesi is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water...
- Sonkajärvi
  Sonkajärvi
  Sonkajärvi is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....
- Varpaisjärvi
  Varpaisjärvi
  Varpaisjärvi is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with the municipality of Lapinlahti on January 1, 2011.The municipality was located in the Northern Savonia region. It had a population of 2,899 and covered a land area of . The population density was .The municipality was...
- Vieremä
  Vieremä
  Vieremä is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of...

Kuopio District
- Karttula
  Karttula
  Karttula is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with the city of Kuopio on January 1, 2011.The municipality was located in the Northern Savonia region. It had a population of 3,483 and covered a land area of . The population density was .The municipality was unilingually...
- Kuopio
  Kuopio
  Kuopio is a city and a municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia, Finland. A population of makes it the ninth biggest city in the country. The city has a total area of , of which is water and half forest...
- Maaninka
  Maaninka
  Maaninka is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water. The population density is....
- Siilinjärvi
  Siilinjärvi
  Siilinjärvi is a municipality of Finland. The name, in Finnish, means "Hedgehog Lake."It is located in Eastern Finland, in Northern Savonia, north of the city of Kuopio. The median age is relatively low; 23% of the population are under 15 years old. The main sources of income are services and...
- Vehmersalmi
  Vehmersalmi
  Vehmersalmi is a former municipality of Finland. It is a part of the city Kuopio since January 1, 2005.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality had a population of 2,053 and covered an area of 550.59 km² of which...

North-Eastern Savonia
- Juankoski
  Juankoski
  Juankoski is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The town has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is...
- Kaavi
  Kaavi
  Kaavi is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....
- Nilsiä
  Nilsiä
  Nilsiä is a small town and a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The town has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....
- Rautavaara
  Rautavaara
  Rautavaara is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....
- Tuusniemi
  Tuusniemi
  Tuusniemi is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....

Varkaus District
- Kangaslampi
  Kangaslampi
  Kangaslampi is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated to Varkaus on 1 January 2005.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality had a population of 1,611 and covered an area of 412.93 km² of which 114.12 km²...
- Leppävirta
  Leppävirta
  Leppävirta is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water...
- Varkaus
  Varkaus
  Varkaus is a Middle-Savonian industrial town and municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .The municipality is...

Inner Savonia
- Rautalampi
  Rautalampi
  Rautalampi is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water. The population density is....
- Suonenjoki
  Suonenjoki
  Suonenjoki is a town and municipality of Finland.Suonenjoki is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The town has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water. The population density is....
- Tervo
  Tervo
  Tervo is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....
- Vesanto
  Vesanto
  Vesanto is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish.-External links:*...

Southern Savonia

Mikkeli District
- Hirvensalmi
  Hirvensalmi
  Hirvensalmi is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water. The population density is....
- Kangasniemi
  Kangasniemi
  Kangasniemi is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....
- Mikkeli
  Mikkeli
  Mikkeli is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located in what used to be the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water...
  
  (St. Michel)
- Mäntyharju
  Mäntyharju
  Mäntyharju is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water. The coastline is almost...
- Pertunmaa
  Pertunmaa
  Pertunmaa is a municipality of Finland located in the province of Eastern Finland which is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....
- Ristiina
  Ristiina
  Ristiina is a municipality of Finland. It was founded in 1649 and it was named after Kristina Stenbock, the wife of Governor General and Count Per Brahe....

Juva District
- Joroinen
  Joroinen
  Joroinen is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .The municipality is unilingually Finnish....
- Juva
  Juva
  Juva is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region some North-East of Helsinki. It was founded on 19 January 1442, and is the oldest parish/municipality in Finland whose exact date of birth is known...
- Puumala
  Puumala
  Puumala is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....
- Rantasalmi
  Rantasalmi
  Rantasalmi is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water...
- Sulkava
  Sulkava
  Sulkava is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is...

Savonlinna District
- Enonkoski
  Enonkoski
  Enonkoski is a municipality of Finland. It is located about north of Savonlinna in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region.-History:...
- Heinävesi
  Heinävesi
  Heinävesi is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water...
- Kerimäki
  Kerimäki
  Kerimäki is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....
- Punkaharju
  Punkaharju
  Punkaharju is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is...
- Savonlinna
  Savonlinna
  Savonlinna is a town and a municipality of inhabitants in the southeast of Finland, in the heart of the Saimaa lake region. The Finnish name of the town means "Castle of Savonia" and the Swedish name means "Newcastle".- History :...
  
  (Nyslott)
- Savonranta
  Savonranta
  Savonranta is a former municipality of Finland. It became part of Savonlinna in the beginning of the year 2009.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality had a population of 1,263 and covered an area of 568.59 km² of which 182.55...

Pieksämäki District
- Pieksämäki
  Pieksämäki
  Pieksämäki is a town and municipality of Finland. Its original name was Haukivuori .It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region.The town has a population of and covers an area of of which is water...

North Karelia

Northern Savonia

Southern Savonia

See also