Savolax and Kymmenegård County

Savolax and Kymmenegård County, or Kymenkartano and Savo Province, was a county of the Kingdom of Sweden (located in what is now southeastern Finland) from 1747 to 1775.

Savolax and Kymmenegård County Savolax och Kymmenegårds län Kymenkartanon ja Savon lääni
County of Kingdom of Sweden
1747–1775
Capital	Lovisa1
History
• Established	1747
• Disestablished	1775
Preceded by County of Kymmenegård and Nyslott
1 Finnish: Loviisa

In 1743, following the Russo-Swedish War of 1741–1743, part of the Kymmenegård and Nyslott County, including the county capital of Villmanstrand (Lappeenranta), was ceded to Russia in the Treaty of Åbo (Turku). The remaining part of the county was merged in 1747 with some territories from Nyland and Tavastehus County to a new county of Savolax and Kymmenegård. The county capital was moved to Lovisa (Loviisa).

In 1775 the county was split into the Savolax and Karelia County and the Kymmenegård County.

Maps

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

Provinces of Finland 1776: 1: Turku and Pori, 4: Vaasa, 10: Oulu, 14: Nyland and Tavastehus, 15: Kymmenegård, 16: Savolax and Karelia

Governors

• Henrik Jacob Wrede af Elimä 1747–1753
• Anders Johan Nordenskjöld 1753–1756
• Otto Wilhelm De Geer 1757–1765
• Anders Henrik Ramsay 1765–1774