Savolax and Kymmenegård County ( sv, Savolax och Kymmenegårds län, fi, Kymenkartanon ja Savon lääni) was a

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of the

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(located in what is now Southeastern Finland) from 1747 to 1775. In 1743, following the Russo-Swedish War of 1741–1743, part of the

County of Kymmenegård and Nyslott A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...

, including the county capital of

Villmanstrand Lappeenranta (; sv, Villmanstrand) is a city and municipality in the region of South Karelia, about from the Russian border and from the town of Vyborg (''Viipuri''). It is situated on the shore of the Lake Saimaa in southeastern Finland, and ...

, was ceded to Russia in the

Treaty of Åbo The Treaty of Åbo or the Treaty of Turku was a peace treaty signed between the Russian Empire and Sweden in Åbo ( fi, Turku) on in the end of the Russo-Swedish War of 1741–1743. History By the end of the war, the Imperial Russian Army had ...

. The remaining part of the county was merged in 1747 with some territories from

County of Nyland and Tavastehus Nyland and Tavastehus County (, ) was a county of the Swedish Empire in Finland from 1634 to 1809. In 1775 whole northern part of the county (later Central Finland region) was transferred to the new Vasa County. Also a part of historical Satakun ...

to a new County of Savolax and Kymmenegård. The county capital was moved to

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. In 1775 the county was split into the Savolax and Karelia County ( sv, Savolax och Karelens län, fi, Savon ja Karjalan lääni) and the

Kymmenegård County Kymmenegård County ( sv, Kymmenegårds län, fi, Kymenkartanon lääni) was a county of Sweden 1775-1809 and province of Grand Duchy of Finland 1809-1831. The county was created in 1775 by dividing the Savolax and Kymmenegård County ( sv, S ...

( sv, Kymmenegårds län, fi, Kymenkartanon lääni).

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1747–1753 * Anders Johan Nordenskjöld 1753–1756 *

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1757–1765 *

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1765–1774 {{DEFAULTSORT:Savolax and Kymmenegard Former counties of Sweden Former provinces of Finland