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Uusimaa (Nyland) is a region (maakunta / landskap) in Southern Finland. It borders the regions Finland Proper, Tavastia Proper, Päijänne Tavastia and Eastern Uusimaa. The Region of Finland Proper is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland. ... Tavastia Proper is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland. ... Päijänne Tavastia is a region (maakunta / landskap) in Southern Finland south of the lake Päijänne. ... Eastern Uusimaa (Itä-Uusimaa / Östra Nyland) is a region (maakunta / landskap) in Southern Finland. ...

Uudenmaan maakunta
Nylands landskap
Coat of Arms
Region FI181
Province Southern Finland
Historical province Nylandia
Area 6,366 km²
Population
 - Total (2004)
 - Density
1,346,758
200.2/km²
Regional bird Blackbird
Regional fish -
Regional flora Windflower
Uusimaa on a Map of Finland
Map highlighting the location of the Region of Uusimaa

Contents

File links The following pages link to this file: Regions of Finland Uusimaa (region) Categories: GFDL images ... Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish). ... The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics of Finland are used for statistical purposes in a European Union context. ... Finland consists of 6 provinces (Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län). ... The Province of Southern Finland is a province of Finland. ... The historical provinces (Finnish: maakunnat or provinssit – singular maakunta or provinssi), Swedish: landskap) of Finland is a legacy of the countrys joint history with Sweden. ... Nylandia, Nyland or Uusimaa is a historical province in the south of Finland. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... World map of the population density in 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... This article refers to the animal Blackbird, for other uses see Blackbird (disambiguation) Binomial name Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 // Blackbird The Blackbird or Common Blackbird (Turdus merula) is a European member of the thrush family Turdidae. ... Binomial name Anemone nemorosa The Windflower Anemone nemorosa (also known as Wood Anemone, European Thimbleweed, and smell fox) is an early-spring flowering plant is the genus Anemone. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1424x2528, 803 KB) Summary Summary Finnish province of Uusimaa. ...


Historical Provinces

For History, Geography and Culture see: Nylandia Nylandia, Nyland or Uusimaa is a historical province in the south of Finland. ...


Regional Council

Main article: Uusimaa Regional Council


Municipalities

Main article: Municipalities of Uusimaa The 24 municipalities of the Uusimaa Region in Finland are divided on three sub-regions: Helsinki Sub-region Espoo (Esbo) Helsinki (Helsingfors) Vantaa (Vanda) Hyvinkää Järvenpää Kauniainen (Grankulla) Kerava Kirkkonummi (Kyrkslätt) Mäntsälä Nurmijärvi Pornainen Siuntio (Sjundeå) Tuusula (Tusby) Lohja Sub-region Karjalohja Karkkila Lohja (Lojo...


There are 24 municipalities in Uusimaa. Cities and towns are marked in bold.

Helsinki Sub-region:

Lohja Sub-region: Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki City manager Jussi Pajunen Official languages Finnish, Swedish Area  - total  - land ranked 342nd 185. ... Founded 1972 Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Greater Helsinki Area - Of which land - Rank 528 km² 312 km² ranked 279th Population - Population density - Rank 229,443 699 inh. ... Location within Finland Vantaa (IPA: ; Vanda in Swedish) is a city and municipality in Finland. ... Hyvinkää (IPA: /ˈhyÊ‹iÅ‹kæː/; Hyvinge in Swedish) is a small town in the province of Uusimaa, approximately 50 km north of the capital Helsinki. ... Coat of arms of Järvenpää Järvenpää (IPA: /ˈjærÊ‹emËŒpæː/; Träskända in Swedish) is a town and municipality of Finland. ... Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki City manager Torsten Widén Official languages Swedish, Finnish Area  - total  - land ranked 446th 6,0 km² 5,9 km² Population  - total (N/A)  - change  - density ranked 129th 8 550 N/A % 1437/km² Urbanisation N/A % Unemployment rate N/A % http... Kerava (IPA: /ˈkerÉ‘Ê‹É‘/; Kervo in Swedish) is a town and municipality of Finland. ... Coat of Arms of Kirkkonummi Kirkkonummi (IPA: /ˈkirkːoËŒnumːi/), or Kyrkslätt in Swedish, is a municipality of 32,772 inhabitants (2004-12-31) in Southern Finland. ... The church of Mäntsälä was completed in 1866. ... Nurmijärvi (IPA: /ˈnurmiËŒjærÊ‹i/) is a village and the most populated rural municipality of Finland located north of the capital Helsinki. ... Pornainen (IPA: /ˈpornÉ‘inen/), or Borgnäs in Swedish is a municipality of Finland. ... Siuntio (IPA: /ˈsiuntio/), or SjundeÃ¥ in Swedish is a municipality of Finland. ... Tuusula (IPA: /ˈtuːsulÉ‘/), or Tusby in Swedish is a municipality of Finland. ...

Ekenäs Sub-region: Karjalohja (IPA: /ˈkÉ‘rjÉ‘ËŒlohjÉ‘/), or Karislojo in Swedish is a municipality of Finland. ... Karkkila (IPA: /ˈkÉ‘rkːilÉ‘/), or Högfors in Swedish is a municipality of Finland. ... View of Laurinkatu in central Lohja. ... Nummi-Pusula (IPA: /ˈnumːiËŒpusulÉ‘/) is a municipality of Finland. ... Sammatti (IPA: /ˈsÉ‘mːɑtːi/) is a municipality of Finland. ... Vihti (IPA: /ˈʋihti/), or Vichtis in Swedish, is a small municipality located in the Uusimaa region of province of Southern Finland, approximately 50 km north of the capital city Helsinki. ...

Alley in Ekenäs Church of Ekenäs Ekenäs (IPA: //), or Tammisaari (/ˈtÉ‘mːiËŒsɑːri/) in Finnish, is a municipality of Finland. ... Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Länsi-Uusimaa City manager Tom Axberg Official languages Finnish, Swedish Area  - total  - land ranked 397th 632 km² 114. ... IngÃ¥ (IPA: //), or Inkoo (/ˈiÅ‹koː/) in Finnish, is a municipality of Finland. ... Location of Karis in Finland Karis (IPA: //), or Karjaa (/ˈkÉ‘rjɑː/) in Finnish, is a municipality of Finland. ... Pohja (IPA: /ˈpohjÉ‘/), or Pojo (//) in Swedish, is a municipality of Finland. ...

Heraldry

Main article: Heraldry of Uusimaa


External links

  • Uusimaa Regional Council
  • Map of Uusimaa


 
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