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Central Finland Province Keski-Suomen lääni Mellersta Finlands län
Province of Finland
1960–1997
Coat of arms
Capital	Jyväskylä
Area
• 1 January 1993	19,388 km2 (7,486 sq mi)
Population
• 1 January 1993	255,989
History
• Established	1960
• Disestablished	1997
Preceded by Succeeded by Province of Vaasa Western Finland

The Central Finland Province (Finnish: Keski-Suomen lääni, Swedish: Mellersta Finlands län) was a province of Finland^[1] 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^[2] 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 was merged into the new Western Finland Province.

• Konginkangas
• Koskenpää
• Pihlajavesi
• Säynätsalo
• Äänekosken mlk

• Eino Palovesi 1960–1972
• Artturi Jämsén 1972–1976
• Kauko Sipponen 1976–1985
• Kalevi Kivistö 1985–1997