The
Province of Vaasa (
Finnish Vaasan lääni,
Swedish Vasa län) was a
province of
Finland , established in 1776 in
Sweden-Finland and disbanded in 1997. The province was named after the city of
Vaasa.
In 1960 the eastern part was separated as the Province of Central Finland. In 1997 it was reunited with Central Finland, togeather 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.
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