Nyland and Tavastehus County (, ) was a
county
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of the
Swedish Empire
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in
Finland
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from 1634 to 1809.
In 1775 whole northern part of the county (later
Central Finland
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region) was transferred to the new
Vasa County
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. Also a part of historical
Satakunta
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was added to the Nyland and Tavastehus County from the
Åbo and Björneborg County, while Upper Hollola was transferred to the new
Kymmenegård County.
By the
Treaty of Fredrikshamn
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in 1809
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ceded all its territories in Finland, east of the
Torne River
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, to Russia. The county still continued to exist as a province of the new autonomic
Grand Duchy of Finland
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until 1831, when it was split to
Häme Province
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and
Uusimaa Province
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It was established in 1831, when the County of Nyland and Tavastehus was divided into the Häme Province and Uusimaa Province.
...
.
Maps
Governors
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Arvid Göransson Horn af Kanckas 1634–1640
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Arvid Göransson Horn af Kanckas 1640–1648 (Tavastehus County)
*
Reinhold Mettstake 1640–1642 (Nyland County)
*
Jacob Uggla 1642–1648 (Nyland County)
*
Erik Andersson Oxe 1648–1652
*
Ernst Johan Greutz 1652–1666
*
Udde Knutsson Ödell 1666–1668
*
Axel Eriksson Stålarm 1668–1678
*
Axel Rosenhane 1678–1685
*
Jonas Klingstedt 1685–1687
*
Karl Bonde 1687–1695
*
Mårten Lindhielm 1695–1696
*
Abraham Cronhjort 1696–1703
*
Johan Creutz 1703–1719
*
Per Stierncrantz 1719–1737
*
Axel Erik Gyllenstierna af Lundholm 1737–1746
*
Gustaf Samuel Gylleborg 1746–1756
*
Anders Johan Nordenskjöld 1756–1761
*
Hans Erik Boije af Gennäs 1761–1772
*
Carl Ribbing af Koberg 1773
*
Anders Henrik Ramsay 1774–1776
*
Anders de Bruce 1777–1786
*
Carl Gustaf Armfelt 1787–1788
*
Johan Henrik Munck 1790–1809
*
Gustaf Fredrik Stiernwall 1810–1815
*
Gustaf Hjärne
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1828–1831
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