Kuopio Province (Finnish: Kuopion lääni, Swedish: Kuopio län, Russian: Куопиоская губерния) was a province of Finland from 1831 to 1997. The province...

Kuopio (/kuˈoʊpioʊ/ KUO-pi-ou, Finnish: [ˈkuo̯pio] ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Savo. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland...

population are Kuopio, Mikkeli, Savonlinna, Varkaus and Iisalmi. In the 19th century, Savonia was divided between Kuopio Province and Mikkeli Province. From 1997...

1997, the Mikkeli Province, the Kuopio Province and Northern Karelia Province were joined to form the new Eastern Finland Province. All the provinces...

Eino Ilmari "Illu" Juutilainen (21 February 1914 – 21 February 1999) was a fighter pilot of the Ilmavoimat (Finnish Air Force), and the top scoring non-German...

Lauri Soininen (1 April 1875 - 2 September 1919) was a Finnish journalist and poet. He was the son of Eerik Soininen and Brita Kaisa Similä. He made his...

Pekka Halonen (23 September 1865 – 1 December 1933) was a Finnish painter of landscapes and people in the national romantic and Realist styles. Pekka Halonen...

Juho Henrik Heiskanen (18 December 1889 Pielisensuu – 11 December 1950) was a Finnish major general during World War II. Heiskanen joined the Jaeger Movement...

Rolf Herman Nevanlinna (né Neovius; 22 October 1895 – 28 May 1980) was a Finnish mathematician who made significant contributions to complex analysis....

born in 1904. The family moved along with Juho Kekkonen's forestry work to Kuopio in 1906 and to Lapinlahti in 1908. The family had to live modestly but did...

devoted vegetarian and bricklayer by trade, was from a sportive family from Kuopio – his brothers William and Tatu were also strong long-distance runners....

Juhani Aho, originally Johannes Brofeldt (11 September 1861 – 8 August 1921), was a Finnish author and journalist. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize...

Kurt Martti Wallenius (25 July 1893 in Kuopio – 3 May 1984 in Helsinki) was a Finnish Major General. Wallenius was a member of the Finnish Jäger troops...

March 1883 – 17 February 1960) was a Finnish general. Nenonen was born in Kuopio. He received his military education in the Hamina Cadet School 1896–1901...

the province were transferred to the Central Finland Province in 1960. In 1997 it was merged with Kuopio Province and Northern Karelia Province into...

David (Tatu) Nissinen (22 August 1883 – 2 February 1966) was a Finnish agronomist and politician, born in Maaninka. He was a member of the Parliament of...

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...

Eino Kettunen (May 13, 1894 – August 15, 1964) was a Finnish composer and lyricist. He is the author of the polka song Ievan polkka, which achieved viral...

The Governor (Finnish: Maaherra, or Swedish: Landshövding) of a province of Finland headed the activities of the State Provincial Office (Finnish: Lääninhallitus...

Juho Heimonen (14 July 1861 in Rautalampi – 11 October 1930) was a Finnish farmer and politician. He served as a Member of the Parliament of Finland from...

Lassi Hiekkala (23 November 1888 in Kuopion maalaiskunta – 5 October 1951; name until 1907 Lauri Hoffrén) was a Finnish journalist and politician. He began...

Pietari (Pekka) Kärnä (25 January 1859 – 16 October 1930) was a Finnish schoolteacher, lay preacher and politician, born in Nurmes. He was a member of...

Pekka Tanskanen (26 May 1866 – 11 March 1946) was a Finnish farmer and politician, born in Juuka. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1917...

3 Oulu 4 Mikkeli 5 Vaasa 6 Kuopio 7 Viipuri 8 Tavastia 1833-1917 1 Turku and Pori 2 Uusimaa 3 Oulu 4 Mikkeli 5 Vaasa 6 Kuopio 7 Viipuri 8 Tavastia 1917-1918...

Eero Antikainen (5 January 1906 - 29 January 1960) was a Finnish sawmill worker, trade union leader and politician, born in Vehmersalmi. He served as Deputy...

Johan Herman Hakulinen (28 November 1866 – 11 November 1928) was a Finnish educationist, farmer and politician, born in Tohmajärvi. He was a member of...

Heikki Taskinen (27 March 1888, in Nilsiä – 25 April 1952) was a Finnish farmer and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1919...

Johannes Ilmari Tossavainen (25 July 1887, Keitele - 26 January 1978) was a Finnish cooperative manager and politician. He was a member of the Parliament...

Taavetti (Taavi) Pöyhönen (27 January 1882, in Suonenjoki – 5 July 1961) was a Finnish schoolteacher and politician. He was a member of the Parliament...

Olli Pekka Zitting (13 March 1872 - 6 May 1929) was a Finnish farmer and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1926 to 1927, representing...