The North Karelia Province (Finnish: Pohjois-Karjalan lääni, Swedish: Norra Karelens län) was a province of Finland from 1960 to 1997.
It was established in 1960 when it was separated from the Province of Kuopio. In 1997 it was reunited with Kuopio and together with the Province of Mikkeli it was merged into the new Province of Eastern Finland.
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Former municipalities (disestablished before 1997)
Nurmeksen mlk
Pielisjärvi
Governors
Lauri Riikonen 1960–1967
Esa Timonen 1967–1992
Hannu Tenhiälä 1992–1997