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Province of Kuopio

Kuopio Province
Kuopion lääni
Kuopio län
Province of Finland

1831–1997
 

Coat of arms of Kuopio

Coat of arms

Capital Kuopio
History
 •  Established 1831
 •  Disestablished 1997
Area
 •  1.1.1993 19,954 km2(7,704 sq mi)
Population
 •  1.1.1993 258,662 
Density 13 /km2  (33.6 /sq mi)

Coat of arms of Kuopio

Coat of arms

The Kuopio Province (Finnish: Kuopion lääni, Swedish: Kuopio län) was a province of Finland from 1831 to 1997. The province was named after the city of Kuopio.

The predecessor of province was the County of Savolax and Karelia, which was established in 1775 when Finland was integrated part of Sweden.

As a consequence of the tumultuous conflicts of the Napoleonic Wars, Sweden had allied itself with the Russian Empire, United Kingdom and the other parties of the Fourth Coalition against Napoleonic France. However, following the treaty of Treaty of Tilsit in 1807, Russia made peace with France and left the coalition. This enabled Russia in 1808 to challenge Sweden in the Finnish War, over the control of Finland. In the Treaty of Fredrikshamn on September 17, 1809 Sweden was obliged to cede all its territory in Finland, east of the Torne River, to Russia.


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