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Southern Savonia
South Savo (or Southern Savonia; ; ) is a Regions of Finland, region in the south-east of Finland. It borders the regions of North Savo, North Karelia, South Karelia, Kymenlaakso, Päijät-Häme, and Central Finland. The total area of South Savo is 18,768.33 km2 (7,246.5 sq mi), with a population of 153,738 (2011). South Savo is located in the heart of the Finnish lake district, and contains Lake Saimaa, the largest lake in Finland. The three major towns in the region are Mikkeli, Savonlinna and Pieksämäki. Historical provinces ''For history, geography and culture see: Savo (historical province), Savo'' History South Savo was the main part of the old Mikkeli Province, established in 1831. Some municipalities were transferred from the county to Central Finland Province, which was established in 1960. Mikkeli Province was abolished in the Provinces of Finland, province reform of 1997, when Regions of Finland, Regions were established. The province of South Savo belonge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of Finland
Finland is divided into 19 regions (; ) which are governed by regional councils that serve as forums of cooperation for the Municipalities of Finland, municipalities of each region. The councils are composed of delegates from the municipal councils. The main tasks of regional councils are regional planning, the development of enterprises, and education. Between 2004 and 2012, the regional council of Kainuu was elected via popular elections as part of an experimental regional administration. In 2022, new Wellbeing services counties of Finland, Wellbeing services counties were established as part of a health care and social services reform. The wellbeing services counties follow the regional borders, and are governed by directly elected county councils. Åland One region, Åland, has a special status and has a much higher degree of autonomy than the others, with its own Parliament of Åland, Parliament and local laws, due to its history of Åland, unique history and the fact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Päijät-Häme
Päijät-Häme (; ) is a Regions of Finland, region in Southern Finland south of the lake Päijänne. It borders the regions of Uusimaa, Kanta-Häme, Pirkanmaa, Central Finland, Southern Savonia, South Savo and Kymenlaakso. The biggest city in the region is Lahti. Päijät-Häme boasts a landscape shaped by two key features. Finland's second-largest, Lake Päijänne, dominates the region, offering a vast freshwater expanse and a vital transportation route. The Salpausselkä, Häme Ridge, a glacial remnant, adds a touch of elevation and scenic variation. Beyond these, Päijät-Häme features extensive coniferous forests. Rolling hills provide scenic views, while numerous smaller lakes and rivers create a network of waterways. History Päijät-Häme's landscape reflects the dramatic retreat of glaciers. The Last Glacial Period, last Ice Age carved the land, leaving ridges (Salpausselkä) and large lakes (Finnish Lakeland). As the ice melted, the Baltic Sea went through various ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wellbeing Services Counties Of Finland
The wellbeing services counties (, , , , ) are responsible for organising health, social and emergency services in Finland. There are 21 wellbeing services counties and the county division is mainly based on the region division. The public authorities are separate from the municipalities and from the central government. The wellbeing services counties are self-governing. They do not have the right to levy taxes and their funding is based on central government funding. The central government allocates different amounts of funding to the different wellbeing services counties, depending on the structure of their population. A wellbeing services county may also perform functions in its territory that support its statutory functions, such as international activities and the protection of the mutual interests of the counties. It may carry on a low-risk business in its territory or in conjunction with another county that supports the performance of its statutory functions. The counties ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinävesi
Heinävesi (; ) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Savonlinna, Varkaus, Leppävirta, Tuusniemi, Outokumpu and Liperi. The city of Joensuu is located northeast of Heinävesi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. In 2021, Heinävesi had its region reassigned from South Savonia to North Karelia. The only Orthodox Christian monasteries in Finland, the New Valamo Monastery and the Lintula Holy Trinity Convent, are located in Heinävesi. Notable people * Tuomas Gerdt, last living Knight of the Mannerheim Cross The Mannerheim Cross (, ), officially Mannerheim Cross of the Cross of Liberty (, ) is the most distinguished Finnish military honour. A total of 191 people received the cross between 22 July 1941 and 7 May 1945, with six of the recipients receiv ... * Onni Happonen, politician and mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joroinen
Joroinen is a municipality in the North Savo region of Finland. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland Province, Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia sub-region. The municipality has a population of approximately 4,626 people and covers an area of 982 square kilometers. Some villages * Joroisniemi * Järvikylä * Kaitainen * Katajamäki * Katisenlahti * Kerisalo * Kerisalonsaari * Kiekka * Kotkatlahti * Kurkela * Kuvansi * Koskenkylä * Lahnalahti * Maavesi * Montola * Ruokojärvi * Ruokoniemi * Savuniemi * Tahkoranta Historic manor houses of the area Source: * Frugård * Hoviniemi * Joroisniemi, Braseborg * Juhanala * Järvikylä * Karhulahti * Korhola * Koskenhovi * Kotkanhovi * Paajala, Örnevik * Pasala * Puomila * Räisälänranta * Stendal * Torstila * Tuomaala * Virrantalo * Vättilä International relations Twin towns — sister cities Joroinen is Twin towns and sister cities, twinned with: * Ülenurme, Estonia References External l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ristiina
Ristiina (; in Swedish also known as ''Kristina'') was 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. From the beginning of the year 2013 Ristiina is a part of Mikkeli city. Ristiina is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of (31 December 2012) and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. History The area of the later Ristiina municipality was originally a part of the Savilahti parish (the later Mikkelin maalaiskunta), the oldest parish in all of Savonia. By 1541, Savilahti had been divided into the administrative divisions of Pellosniemi and Visulahti. The Pellosniemi division, which included modern Ristiina, had its center in the village of Olkkolanniemi. A farm named ''Pellosniemi'' still exists in the village. The Ristiin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suomenniemi
Suomenniemi is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Mikkeli on 1 January 2013. It was located in the province of Southern Finland and was part of the South Karelia region. The municipality had a population of (31 December 2012) and covered an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality had the smallest population of the Finnish mainland. With the merger to Mikkeli, Suomenniemi became part of South Savo region and Eastern Finland with regard to state administration. The municipality was unilingually Finnish. History The names of Suomenniemi and the nearby lake Suomijärvi refer to 13th century settlers from Finland Proper, who were known as ''suomalaiset'' while their homeland was called ''Suomi''. Nowadays the Finns proper are known as ''varsinaissuomalaiset'', as the term ''suomalaiset'' was extended to all Finnic groups of the Swedish realm. The village was first mentioned in 1544 as ''Somenemiby'' as a part of the La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 (31 December 2004) and covered an area of 412.93 km2 of which 114.12 km2 is water. The population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ... was 5.38 inhabitants per km2. The municipality was unilingually Finnish. External links Populated places disestablished in 2005 Former municipalities of Finland Varkaus {{EasternFinland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Finland Province
Eastern Finland (, ) 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. History On September 1, 1997, the Mikkeli Province, the Kuopio Province and Northern Karelia Province were joined to form the new Eastern Finland Province. All the provinces of Finland were abolished on January 1, 2010. Administration The State Provincial Office was a joint regional authority of seven different ministries. It promoted national and regional objectives of the State central administration. Eastern Finland State Provincial Office had branch offices in Mikkeli, Joensuu, and Kuopio. Regions Eastern Finland was divided into three regions: *North Karelia (''Pohjois-Karjala / Norra Karelen'') *Northern Savonia (''Pohjois-Savo / Norra Savolax'') *Southern Savonia (''Etelä-Savo / Södra Savolax'') Municipalities in 2009 (cities in bold) Eastern Finland was divided into 54 municipalitie ... [...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] |
Central Finland Province
The Central Finland Province (, ) was a province of Finland from 1960 to 1997. The area of the Central Finland Province was the same as the area of Central Finland region. The Central Finland Province was established in 1960 when it was separated from the Vaasa Province. Minor parts of Häme Province, Kuopio Province and Mikkeli Province were also merged to the new province. In 1997 it was reunited with Vaasa and together with the northern part of the Häme Province and the Turku and Pori Province it was merged into the new Western Finland Province. Maps Municipalities in 1997 (cities in bold) *Hankasalmi *Joutsa *Jyväskylä * Jyväskylän mlk *Jämsä *Jämsänkoski *Kannonkoski * Karstula *Keuruu *Kinnula *Kivijärvi *Konnevesi *Korpilahti *Kuhmoinen * Kyyjärvi *Laukaa * Leivonmäki *Luhanka *Multia *Muurame *Petäjävesi *Pihtipudas *Pylkönmäki *Saarijärvi *Sumiainen *Suolahti *Toivakka *Uurainen *Viitasaari *Äänekoski Former municipalities (disestablished b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikkeli Province
The Mikkeli Province (, ) was a province of Finland from 1831 to 1997. The province was named after the city of Mikkeli. Parts of the province were transferred to the Central Finland Province in 1960. In 1997 it was merged with Kuopio Province and Northern Karelia Province into the new Eastern Finland Province. Maps , , Municipalities in 1997 (cities in bold) * Anttola *Enonkoski * Hartola * Haukivuori *Heinola * Heinävesi *Hirvensalmi *Joroinen *Juva *Jäppilä * Kangaslampi *Kangasniemi *Kerimäki *Mikkeli * Mikkelin mlk *Mäntyharju *Pertunmaa *Pieksämäki * Pieksämäen mlk *Punkaharju *Puumala *Rantasalmi *Ristiina *Savonlinna * Savonranta *Sulkava *Sysmä *Virtasalmi Former municipalities (disestablished before 1997) * Heinolan mlk * Sääminki Governors * Abraham Joakim Molander-Nordenheim 1831–1837 * Gabriel Anton Cronstedt 1837–1840 * Otto Abraham Boije 1840–1847 * Alexander Thesleff 1847–1853 * Carl Fabian Langenskiöld 1853–1854 * C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
