Finland Counties: Difference between revisions

In 1918 the County of Ahvenanmaa / Åland was separated from Turun ja Porin / Åbo och Björneborg (Turku-Pori) County and recognized as an autonomous region of Finland. In 1921 Petsamo County was added to Finland as a result of the Peace of Tartu. In 1922 it was annexed to Oulu / Uleåborg County, from which in 1938 Lapi / Lapland County was created. In 1941 parts of Vipurii / Viborg and Uusimaa / Nyland counties were ceded to Russia, and 1945 the area remaining in Finland was renamed Kymi / Kymmene County. During the Lapland War of 1944-1945 Russian forces occupied region of Petsamo, and the as a result of the 1947 Peace of Paris, it was ceded to the Soviet Union. In 1960 the county of Pohjois-Karjala / Norra Karelen (North Karelia) was formed from Kuopio / Kuopio County, and the county of Keski-Suomi / Mellersta Finland (Central Finland) was formed from the counties of Vaasa / Vasa, Häme / Tavastehus, Mikkeli / Sankt Michel and Kuopio / Kuopio.