Kymmenegård and Nyslott County (Swedish : Kymmenegårds och Nyslotts län , Finnish : Savonlinnan ja Kymenkartanon lääni ) was a county of Sweden from 1721 to 1747.
In 1721, following the Great Northern War , the southern parts of the counties of Viborg and Nyslott and Kexholm were ceded by the Treaty of Nystad to the Russian Empire .
The remaining territories were joined into the new County of Kymmenegård and Nyslott . In 1743 following a new conflict southern part of the new county, including the residence city of Villmanstrand , was ceded to Russia in the Treaty of Åbo . Remaining part of the county was merged with some territories from County of Nyland and Tavastehus in 1747 to a new County of Savolax and Kymmenegård .
Maps
Provinces of Finland 1634: 1: Turku and Pori, 14: Nyland and Tavastehus, 18: Ostrobothnia, 20: Viborg and Nyslott , 21: Kexholm Provinces of Finland 1721: 1: Turku and Pori, 14: Nyland and Tavastehus, 18: Ostrobothnia, 19: Kymmenegård and Nyslott Provinces of Finland 1747: 1: Turku and Pori, 14: Nyland and Tavastehus, 17: Savolax and Kymmenegård , 18: Ostrobothnia
Governors
In parentheses are years when provinces were established and disestablished.
1634–1775 1775–1831 1831–1918 1918–1997
Turku and Pori (1634–1997)
Vaasa (1775–1997)
Oulu (1775)
Viipuri (1812–1945)
Häme (1831–1997)
Uusimaa (1831–1997)
Mikkeli (1831–1997)
Kuopio (1831–1997)
Åland (1918) Petsamo (1921–1921) Lapland (1938) Kymi (1945–1997) Central Finland (1960–1997) Northern Karelia (1960–1997) 1997–2009 Related
