Kymi Province
{{Short description|Former province in Finland}}
{{Unreferenced|date=October 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox Former Subdivision
|native_name = {{native name|fi|Kymen lääni}}
{{native name|sv|Kymmene län}}
|conventional_long_name = Kymi Province
|common_name = Kymi
|subdivision = Province
|nation = Finland
|event_start =
|year_start = 1945
|date_start =
|event_end =
|year_end = 1997
|date_end =
|event_pre =
|date_pre =
|event1 =
|date_event1 =
|p1 = Viipuri Province
|flag_p1 = Viipurin lääni.vaakuna.svg
|border_p1 = no
|s1 = Southern Finland Province
|flag_s1 = Etelä-Suomen läänin vaakuna.svg
|border_s1 = no
|image_flag =
|image_coat = Kymen lääni.vaakuna.svg
|image_map = Kymen lääni sijainti 1996.svg
|image_map_caption =
|capital = Kouvola
|stat_year1 = 1 January 1993
|stat_area1 = 12828
|stat_pop1 = 335037
|leader1 =
|year_leader1=
|leader2 =
|year_leader2=
|title_leader= Governor
|footnotes =
}}
The Kymi Province ({{langx|fi|Kymen lääni}}, {{langx|sv|Kymmene län}}) was a province of Finland from 1945 to 1997.
The Kymi Province was the remainder of the territory from the Viipuri Province after the main part was left to Russia at the Moscow Armistice in 1944. By the Paris Peace Treaty in 1947, territories on the Karelian Isthmus and around of the Lake Ladoga were formally ceded to the Soviet Union.
In 1997, the Kymi Province was merged with the Uusimaa Province and the southern parts of the Häme Province into the new Southern Finland Province.
Maps
{{col-begin|width=auto}}
{{col-break}}
File:Finnish counties 1938.jpg
{{col-break}}
File:Finnish counties 1945.jpg
{{col-break}}
File:Finnish counties 1960.jpg
{{col-break}}
File:Finnish counties 1996.jpg
{{col-break}}
File:Finnish counties 1997.jpg
{{col-end}}
Municipalities in 1997 (cities in bold)
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
- Anjalankoski
- Elimäki
- Hamina
- Iitti
- Imatra
- Jaala
- Joutseno
- Kotka
- Kouvola
- Kuusankoski
- Lappeenranta
- Lemi
- Luumäki
- Miehikkälä
- Parikkala
- Pyhtää
- Rautjärvi
- Ruokolahti
- Saari
- Savitaipale
- Suomenniemi
- Taipalsaari
- Uukuniemi
- Valkeala
- Vehkalahti
- Virolahti
- Ylämaa
{{div col end}}
Former municipalities (disestablished before 1997)
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
- Anjala
- Haapasaari
- Jääski
- Karhula
- Kymi
- Lappee
- Lauritsala
- Nuijamaa
- Simpele
- Sippola
- Säkkijärvi
- Vahviala
{{div col end}}
Governors
- Arvo Manner 1945–1955
- Artturi Ranta 1955–1964
- Esko Peltonen 1965–1975
- Erkki Huurtamo 1975–1984
- Matti Jaatinen 1984–1993
- Mauri Miettinen 1993–1997
{{Coord missing|Finland}}
{{Provinces of Finland}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Provinces of Finland (1917–1997)
Category:States and territories established in 1945