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For the area in Denmark, see Viborg County . Vyborg and Savonlinna County, (, was a County of Sweden from 1634 to 1721 , when by the Treaty Of Nystad Vyborg was ceded to Russia . The remaining areas were renamed '''Kymenlaakso and Savonlinna County''' (, ). These were also ceded to Russia in 1743 . In 1812 the conquered lands ''( Old Finland )'' were added to the Grand Duchy Of Finland as Vyborg County ''(, ). After the Treaty Of Nöteborg ( 1323 ), particularly during the Kalmar Union ( 1397 – 1521 ), the governors of Vyborg had a relatively independent relationship to the State authorities in Stockholm and Copenhagen. Their district, ''Vyborg county'', virtually functioning like contemporary German Margravate s. After World War II the Soviet Union annexed parts of the area and the remainder was renamed Kymi Province. In the reform in 1997 it was added to the Province of Southern Finland . SEE ALSO |
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