Place:Turku-Pori, Finland

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NameTurku-Pori
Alt namesTurku and Pori Countysource: Wikipedia
Åbo och Björneborgs länsource: Wikipedia
Åbo-Björneborgsource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeCounty
Located inFinland     ( - 1997)
See alsoSwedenPart of Sweden from 1634-1809
Länsi-Suomi, FinlandChild
source: Family History Library Catalog
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Turku and Pori Province was a province of independent Finland from 1917 to 1997. The province was however founded as a county in 1634 when today's Finland was an integrated part of Sweden. It is named after the cities of Turku and Pori.

Åland was split into a separate province in 1918. In 1997 Turku and Pori Province was merged with the northern part of the Häme Province, the provinces of Vaasa and Central Finland into the new Western Finland Province.

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