Northern Savonia | |
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Capital city | Kuopio |
Currency | euro |
Surface | 20 366 |
Population | 250 000 |
Tongue | Finnish, Swedish |
Northern Savonia - the administrative region (maakunta) in the east Finland. Until 2009, within the former province of Eastern Finland. It borders on the regions Kainuu, North Karelia, Southern Savonia, Central Finland and Northern Ostrobothnia. The seat of the region's authorities is Kuopio.