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Eastern Finland Province information


Eastern Finland
Itä-Suomen lääni
Östra Finlands län
Coat of arms of Eastern Finland
Location of Eastern Finland
CountryFinland
EstablishedSeptember 1, 1997
AbolishedJanuary 1, 2010
CapitalMikkeli
Largest cityKuopio
Government
 • GovernorPirjo Ala-Kapee
Area
 • Total48,726 km2 (18,813 sq mi)
Population
 (December 31, 2009)
 • Total569,832
 • Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 codeIS
NUTS code13

Eastern Finland (Finnish: Itä-Suomen lääni, Swedish: Östra Finlands län) was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2009. It bordered the provinces of Oulu, Western Finland and Southern Finland. It also bordered Russia to the east.

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