Mikkeli [SEP] named after
town's coat of arms incorporates a pair of crossed Marshal's batons, and the town was awarded the Cross of Liberty, 4th class, to be displayed with the coat of arms.
History.
The peace treaty of Nöteborg in 1323, with which the Pogosta (church parish) of Savilahti was transferred from the control of Novgorod to Sweden, is the oldest written record of the settlement in the present region of Mikkeli. The locality received its present name Mikkeli after Archangel Michael by the early 16th century at the
Mikkeli Province
The Mikkeli Province (, ) was a province of Finland from 1831 to 1997. The province was named after the city of Mikkeli.
Parts of the province were transferred to the Central Finland Province in 1960. In 1997 it was merged with Kuopio Province and Northern Karelia Province into the new Eastern Finland Province.
Municipalities in 1997 (cities in bold).
- Anttola
- Enonkoski
- Hartola
- Haukivuori
- Heinola
- Heinävesi
- Hirvensalmi
- Joroinen
- Juva