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Encyclopedia > Uusimaa (region)

Uusimaa (Nyland) is a region (maakunta / landskap) in Southern Finland. It borders to 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), following a 1997 redesign that reduced their number from 12. ... 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. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Binomial name Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 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 Location_of_Uusimaa_in_Finland. ...


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 districts: Helsinki District Espoo (Esbo) Helsinki (Helsingfors) Vantaa (Vanda) Hyvinkää Järvenpää Kauniainen (Grankulla) Kerava Kirkkonummi (Kyrkslätt) Mäntsälä Nurmijärvi Pornainen Siuntio (Sjundeå) Tuusula (Tusby) Lohja District Karjalohja Karkkila Lohja (Lojo) Nummi-Pusula Sammatti...


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

Helsinki Sub-region:

Lohja Sub-region: It has been suggested that Hietaniemi beach be merged into this article or section. ... Location within Finland Espoo (IPA: /ˈespoː/; Esbo in Swedish) is a city on the Southern coast of Finland. ... 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. ... Järvenpää (IPA: /ˈjærÊ‹emËŒpæː/; Träskända in Swedish) is a town and municipality of Finland. ... Kauniainen (Grankulla in Swedish) is a small municipality of 8,622 inhabitants (as of 2003 12-31) in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, Finland. ... Kerava (Kervo in Swedish) is a town and municipality of Finland. ... 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 (Borgnäs in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Siuntio (Sjundeå in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Tuusula (Tusby in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. ...

Tammisaari Sub-region: Karjalohja (Karislojo in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Karkkila (IPA: /ˈkɑrkːilɑ/), or Högfors in Swedish is a municipality of Finland. ... Lohja (Lojo in Swedish) is a town and municipality of Finland. ... Nummi-Pusula is a municipality of Finland. ... Sammatti 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/Tammisaari Church of Ekenäs/Tammisaari Ekenäs (IPA: //), or Tammisaari (/ˈtÉ‘mːiËŒsɑːri/) in Finnish, is a municipality of Finland. ... The word Hanko may refer to Hanko, Finland, town and municipality Hanko Peninsula Hanko, a Japanese signature stamp Hanko is sometimes a misspelling of Hankou (汉口), China This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... IngÃ¥ (IPA: //), or Inkoo (/ˈiÅ‹koː/) in Finnish, is a municipality of Finland. ... Karis (IPA: //), or Karjaa (/ˈkÉ‘rjɑː/) in Finnish, is a municipality of Finland. ... Pohja (Pojo in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. ...

Heraldry

Main article: Heraldry of Uusimaa


External links

  • Uusimaa Regional Council


 
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Encyclopedia: Eastern Uusimaa (547 words)
Eastern Uusimaa (Östra Nyland) is a region (maakunta / landskap) in Southern Finland.
Uusimaa (Nyland) is the name of a geographical region in Finland which can refer to: Uusimaa - a historical Province of Sweden (Historical provinces of Finland) Uudenmaan ja Hämeen lääni - a former County of Sweden (Counties in Finland) Uudenmaan lääni - a former Province of Finland Uudenmaan maakunta - a current Region of...
Kymenlaakso is a region (maakunta / landskap) in Southern Finland.
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