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Uusimaa Uudenmaan maakunta Nylands landskap
—  Region  —
Coat of arms
Uusimaa on a map of Finland
Country	Finland
Province	Southern Finland
Historical province	Uusimaa
Area
- Total	6,793.98 km2 (2,623.2 sq mi)
Population (2009)
- Total	1,400,000
- Density	206.1/km2 (533.7/sq mi)
NUTS	181
Regional bird	Blackbird
Regional fish	Zander
Regional flower	Windflower
Website	pohjois-karjala.fi

Uusimaa, or Nyland in Swedish (New Land), is a region (maakunta / landskap) in Southern Finland province. It borders the regions Finland Proper, Tavastia Proper, Päijänne Tavastia and Eastern Uusimaa. Finland's capital, Helsinki, is located centrally in Uusimaa, making it by far the most populated of the regions.

[edit] Historical Provinces

For History, Geography and Culture see: Uusimaa (historical province)

[edit] Regional Council

[edit] Municipalities

There are 21 municipalities in Uusimaa. Cities and towns are marked in bold.

Helsinki Sub-region:

• Helsinki (Helsingfors)
• Vantaa (Vanda)
• Espoo (Esbo)
• Kauniainen (Grankulla)
• Hyvinkää (Hyvinge)
• Järvenpää (Träskända)
• Kerava (Kervo)
• Kirkkonummi (Kyrkslätt)
• Mäntsälä
• Nurmijärvi
• Pornainen (Borgnäs)
• Siuntio (Sjundeå)
• Tuusula (Tusby)

Lohja Sub-region:

• Karjalohja (Karislojo)
• Karkkila (Högfors)
• Lohja (Lojo)
• Nummi-Pusula
• Vihti (Vichtis)

Ekenäs Sub-region:

• Hanko (Hangö)
• Ingå (Inkoo)
• Raseborg (Raasepori)

[edit] Heraldry

[edit] External links

• Media related to Uusimaa at Wikimedia Commons
• Uusimaa Regional Council
• Map of Uusimaa

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Coordinates: 60°15′N 24°30′E / 60.25°N 24.5°E / 60.25; 24.5

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