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 before 1997) Konginkangas Koskenpää Pihlajavesi Säynätsalo Äänekosken mlk
Governors
Eino Palovesi 1960–1972 Artturi Jämsén 1972–1976 Kauko Sipponen 1976–1985 Kalevi Kivistö 1985–1997
References