Vaasa Province
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Vaasa Province (Template:Langx Template:IPA; Template:Langx, Template:IPA, Sweden Template:IPA; Template:Langx) was a province of Finland, established in 1775 when Finland was an integrated part of Sweden from the southern part of Ostrobothnia County and disbanded in 1997. The province was named after the city of Vaasa.
On the death of Tsar Nicholas I in 1855, a small group of citizens in the city of Vaasa tendered a petition to change the name of the city after him. The name of the city came from the Royal House of Vasa and despite that only 15 citizens were backing the proposal the name of the city was changed to Nikolaistad (Template:Langx, Template:Langx). However, the name of the province was not changed.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
In 1960 the eastern part was separated as the Province of Central Finland. In 1997 it was reunited with Central Finland, together they merged with the northern part of the Province of Häme and the Province of Turku and Pori to establish the new Province of Western Finland.
The former province corresponds to the current regions of Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia and Southern Ostrobothnia.
Maps
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Municipalities in 1997 (cities in bold)
- Alahärmä
- Alajärvi
- Alavus
- Evijärvi
- Halsua
- Himanka
- Ilmajoki
- Isojoki
- Isokyrö
- Jakobstad
- Jalasjärvi
- Jurva
- Kannus
- Karijoki
- Kaskinen
- Kauhajoki
- Kauhava
- Kaustinen
- Kokkola
- Korsnäs
- Kortesjärvi
- Kristinestad
- Kronoby
- Kuortane
- Kurikka
- Kälviä
- Laihia
- Lappajärvi
- Lapua
- Larsmo
- Lehtimäki
- Lestijärvi
- Lohtaja
- Malax
- Maxmo
- Korsholm
- Nurmo
- Nykarleby
- Närpes
- Oravais
- Pedersöre
- Perho
- Peräseinäjoki
- Seinäjoki
- Soini
- Teuva
- Toholampi
- Töysä
- Ullava
- Vaasa
- Veteli
- Vimpeli
- Vähäkyrö
- Vörå
- Ylihärmä
- Ylistaro
- Ähtäri
Former municipalities (disestablished before 1997)
- Bergö
- Björköby
- Esse
- Jeppo
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- Kvevlax
- Lappfjärd
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- Nedervetil
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- Petalax
- Purmo
- Pörtom
- Replot
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- Terjärv
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- Öja
- Övermark
Governors
- Bror Cederström 1775–1785<ref name="Elgenstierna 1925" />
- Adolf Tandefeldt 1785–1794<ref name="Porthan 1886b" />
- Carl Fridrik Krabbe 1794–1805<ref name="Porthan 1886a" />
- Magnus Wanberg 1805–1808<ref name="Ehrström 2008" />
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- Template:Ill 1808–1822<ref name="Carpelan 1903" />
- Template:Ill 1822–1830<ref name="Danielson 1897" />
- Gustaf Magnus Armfelt 1830–1832<ref name="Heinricius 1914" />
- Carl Gustaf von Mannerheim 1832–1833 (acting) and 1833–1834<ref name="Finland 1907" />
- Template:Ill 1834–1837 (acting) and 1837–1845
- John Ferdinand Bergenheim 1845–1847
- Template:Ill 1847–1854
- Template:Ill 1854–1858
- Template:Ill 1858–1861
- Carl Gustaf Fabian Wrede 1862–1863 (vt.) and 1863–1884
- Viktor Napoleon Procopé 1884–1888
- August Alexander Järnefelt 1888–1894
- Waldemar Schauman 1894–1898
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- Template:Ill 1900–1903
- Theodor Knipovitsch 1903–1906
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- Template:Ill 1910–1913
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- Template:Ill 1916–1917
- Juho Torppa 1917 (acting)
- Teodor August Heikel 1917–1920
- Bruno Sarlin 1920–1930
- Erik Heinrichs 1930
- Kaarlo Martonen 1930–1938
- Jalo Lahdensuo 1938–1943
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- Template:Ill 1944–1967
- Martti Viitanen 1967–1977
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- Template:Ill 1978–1991
- Template:Ill 1991–1997