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.
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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
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