North Karelia Province
The North Karelia Province 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.
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
Governors
- Lauri Riikonen 1960–1967
- Esa Timonen 1967–1992
- Hannu Tenhiälä 1992–1997