Savolax and Kymmenegård County

Savolax and Kymmenegård County
*Savolax och Kymmenegårds län*
*Kymenkartanon ja Savon lääni*
Savolax and Kymmenegård County Savolax och Kymmenegårds län; Kymenkartanon ja Savon lääni
County of Kingdom of Sweden
1747–1775
Capital	Lovisa1
History
• Established	1747
• Disestablished	1775
Preceded by
	County of Kymmenegård and Nyslott
	1 Finnish: Loviisa

Savolax and Kymmenegård County, or Kymenkartano and Savo Province,^[a] was a county of the Kingdom of Sweden (located in what is now southeastern Finland) from 1747 to 1775.

In 1743, following the Russo-Swedish War of 1741–1743, part of the Kymmenegård and Nyslott County, including the county capital of Villmanstrand (Lappeenranta), was ceded to Russia in the Treaty of Åbo (Turku). The remaining part of the county was merged in 1747 with some territories from Nyland and Tavastehus County to a new county of Savolax and Kymmenegård. The county capital was moved to Lovisa (Loviisa).

In 1775 the county was split into the Savolax and Karelia County and the Kymmenegård County.

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Governors

Notes

^ Swedish: Savolax och Kymmenegårds län, Finnish: Kymenkartanon ja Savon lääni. In Finnish contexts, lääni or län is usually translated as 'province', while in Swedish contexts, län is usually translated as 'county'.^[1]

References

^ Country Compendium: A companion to the English Style Guide. European Union. May 2025. pp. 45, 145.

[2] Swedish: Savolax och Kymmenegårds län, Finnish: Kymenkartanon ja Savon lääni. In Finnish contexts, lääni or län is usually translated as 'province', while in Swedish contexts, län is usually translated as 'county'.^[1]

[1] Country Compendium: A companion to the English Style Guide. European Union. May 2025. pp. 45, 145.

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v t e Former provinces of Finland
In parentheses are years when provinces were established and disestablished.
1634–1775	Turku and Pori (1634) Nyland and Tavastehus (1634) Ostrobothnia (1634–1775) Viborg and Nyslott (1634–1721) Kexholm (1634–1721) Kymmenegård and Nyslott (1721–1747) Savolax and Kymmenegård (1747–1775)
1775–1831	Turku and Pori (1634) Nyland and Tavastehus (1634–1831) Vaasa (1775) Oulu (1775) Kymmenegård (1775–1831) Savolax and Karelia (1775–1831) Viipuri (1812)
1831–1918	Turku and Pori (1634) Vaasa (1775) Oulu (1775) Viipuri (1812) Häme (1831) Uusimaa (1831) Mikkeli (1831) Kuopio (1831)
1918–1997	Turku and Pori (1634–1997) Vaasa (1775–1997) Oulu (1775) Viipuri (1812–1945) Häme (1831–1997) Uusimaa (1831–1997) Mikkeli (1831–1997) Kuopio (1831–1997) Åland (1918) Petsamo (1921–1922) Lapland (1938) Kymi (1945–1997) Central Finland (1960–1997) Northern Karelia (1960–1997)
1997–2009	Oulu (1775–2009) Åland (1918–2009) Lapland (1938–2009) Southern Finland (1997–2009) Western Finland (1997–2009) Eastern Finland (1997–2009)
Related	Historical provinces