Central Finland Province [SEP] dissolved or abolished
Central Finland Province
The Central Finland Province (, ) was a province of Finland from 1960 to 1997. The area of the Central Finland Province was the same as the area of Central Finland region.
The Central Finland Province was established in 1960 when it was 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 with Vaasa and together with the northern part of the Häme Province and the Turku and Pori Province it
by the now obsolete title "Konungens befallningshavande" - "the King's Deputy" - and traditionally used as an honourable post for politicians to conclude their careers. In Finland, the office of governor was abolished in 2010. However, the office still exists in the autonomous province of Åland. Unlike the United States, where the governor of a state or territory is the directly elected chief executive, the governor of a Swedish county is appointed to represent the central government, rather than elected by the people.