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North Karelia Province
The Province of North Karelia (, ) 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. Maps , Municipalities in 1997 (cities in bold) * Eno *Ilomantsi *Joensuu *Juuka * Kesälahti *Kiihtelysvaara *Kitee *Kontiolahti *Outokumpu *Lieksa *Liperi *Nurmes *Polvijärvi *Pyhäselkä * Rääkkylä * Tohmajärvi *Tuupovaara * Valtimo * Värtsilä Former municipalities (disestablished before 1997) * Nurmeksen mlk * Pielisjärvi Pielisjärvi is a former municipality in the region of North Karelia North Karelia (or ''Northern Karelia'', ; ) is a region in eastern Finland. It borders the regions of Kainuu, North Savo, South Savo and South Karelia, as well as Rus ... Governors * Lauri Riikonen 1960–1967 * Esa Timonen 1967–1992 * Hannu Tenhiälä 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of Finland
Between 1634 and 2009, Finland was administered as several provinces, or counties (, ). Finland had always been a unitary state: the provincial authorities were part of the central government's executive branch and apart from Åland, the provinces had little autonomy. There were never any elected provincial parliaments in continental Finland. The system was initially created by the Instrument of Government (1634), Instrument of Government of 1634 when Finland was a Finland as part of Sweden, part of Sweden. Its makeup was changed drastically on 1 September 1997, when the number of the provinces was reduced from twelve to six. This effectively made them purely administrative units, as linguistic and cultural boundaries no longer followed the borders of the provinces. The provinces were eventually abolished at the end of 2009. Consequently, different ministries may subdivide their areal organization differently. Besides the former provinces, the municipalities of Finland form the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outokumpu
Outokumpu Oyj is a group of international companies headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, with 10,600 employees in more than 30 countries. Outokumpu is the largest producer of stainless steel in Europe and the second largest producer in the Americas. Outokumpu also has a long history as a mining company, and still mines chromium ore in Keminmaa for use as ferrochrome in stainless steel. The largest shareholder of Outokumpu is the Government of Finland, with 26.6% ownership, including the shares controlled by Solidium, The Social Insurance Institution of Finland, Finnish State Pension Fund and Municipality Pension Agency. Company history In 1908, a large deposit of copper ore was discovered in Outokumpu, in Northern Karelia. Outokumpu was established to develop the now-exhausted mine. In the 1940s, Outokumpu developed the flash smelting process for smelting copper. From 1986 to 1988 Outokumpu participated in a stainless steel cartel; it was caught in 1990, but not fined. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauri Riikonen
Lauri Riikonen (31 December 1900 – 24 June 1973) was a Finland, Finnish jurist and politician, born in Pielisjärvi. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1945 to 1950, representing the Centre Party (Finland), Agrarian League. He served as Deputy Minister of the Interior from 17 March to 30 September 1950 and Deputy Minister of Transport and Public Works from 24 March to 31 March 1950. He was the governor of Kuopio Province from 1950 to 1960 and of Northern Karelia Province from 1960 to 1967. References 1900 births 1973 deaths People from Lieksa People from Kuopio Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Centre Party (Finland) politicians Government ministers of Finland Members of the Parliament of Finland (1945–1948) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1948–1951) Finnish jurists University of Helsinki alumni Finnish people of World War II {{CentrePartyFinland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
