"Uusimaa (Finnish: [ˈuːsimɑː]; Swedish: Nyland, Finland Swedish: [ˈnyːlɑnd]; both lit. ´new land´) is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Päijänne ...
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Tavastia (Päijät-Häme), and Kymenlaakso. Finland´s capital and largest city, Helsinki, along with the surrounding Greater Helsinki area, are both contained in the region, and Uusimaa is Finland´s most populous region. The population of Uusimaa is 1,723,000.
While predominantly Finnish-speaking, Uusimaa has the highest total number of native speakers of Swedish in Finland even at a much lower share than two other regions." - (en.wikipedia.org 28.09.2022)
- Latitude60.25
- Longitude24.5