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Uusimaa

Uusimaa is a region along the coast in , with hundreds of islands, some big lakes and inland countryside. The Finnish capital Helsinki is in central Uusimaa.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Helsinki and Espoo.

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is 's capital and largest city. combines modern and historic architectural styles with beautiful open spaces. The city is surrounded by hundreds of tiny islands, and is a cultural bridge between the East and West.

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with a population of a quarter of a million is the second largest city in Finland. It's part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area along with the cities of , , and the small city of Kauniainen which is completely encircled by .

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is in the Uusimaa region in southern Finland, right north of . Part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, it is the fourth most populous city in Finland with about 240,000 inhabitants as of 2021.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Porvoo and Lohja.

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is a scenic small town 50 km east of , . One of the most popular day trips from Helsinki, its picturesque city centre of wooden houses is a proposed UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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is a town in , located in the southern interior of the country. is situated in the western part of the Uusimaa region. The population of is approximately 46,000.

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is in , . It is also known by the former name, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. By far the busiest airport in Finland, in addition to serving the capital and as the hub for flights in the country, it is also an important transit gateway for international traffic.

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is a municipality in Uusimaa. is a suburban municipality, around 30 km north of , made up of urban areas and villages.

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is a city in Uusimaa. The main attraction is the lake, at the shores of which much of independent Finland's identity was formed, by writers, artists and musicians.

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is 's southernmost city. It has a major marina which serves as a stop for boats traveling between Helsinki and the . is a popular summer tourist destination.

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is a town in . It provides many opportunities to exercise in nature. The green and verdant city also offers various cultural experiences.

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is a town in Central Uusimaa, in . It's located about 30km to the north from and is part of the greater metropolitan area.

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is a town in , located on the southern coast of the country. is situated in the eastern part of the Uusimaa region. The population of is approximately 14,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 17,000.

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is a municipality in , located in the southern interior of the country. is situated in the centre of the Uusimaa region. The population of is approximately 43,000.

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is a municipality in Uusimaa, about 30 km west of Helsinki, part of Helsinki metropolitan area.

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is a town and a municipality of . Neighboring municipalities are , , and .

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is a municipality in the eastern part of Uusimaa. The administrative center is the urban area of , but the largest urban area is the southeastern village of Monninkylä.

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is a municipality of 21,000 people in Uusimaa. is known for its mansions, and sits at the crossroads of many important highways.

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is a municipality in Uusimaa, some 50 km northwest of Helsinki. is the northernmost part of the Helsinki region and it has a population of about 29,000 residents.

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is a municipality of 27,000 people covering a few towns and a large rural area in western Uusimaa. It is home to a medieval castle and large archipelagos.

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is a municipality in Uusimaa, about 25 km east of Helsinki. It includes the towns of Nikkilä – which is also its administrative centre – and Söderkulla, plus a couple of smaller villages.

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is a municipality in the Uusimaa region of Southern Finland. Its neighboring municipalities are to the west, to the east, to the north-west, and to the north.

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is a municipality in the northeastern part of Uusimaa. The municipality is part of the Greater Helsinki sub-region.

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is a municipality in , located in the southern interior of the country. is situated in the eastern part of the Uusimaa region.

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is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 1,737 and covers an area of 145.94 square kilometres of which 0.9 km2 is water.

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is a municipality in , located in the southern coast of the country. is situated in the western part of the Uusimaa region. The population of is approximately 5,000, while the has a population of approximately 40,000.

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is a municipality in , located in the southern interior of the country. is situated in the eastern part of the Uusimaa region, and it is the smallest municipality in the region in relation to its population.

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is in on the outskirts of Espoo and the neighbouring municipalities of and , 35 km from .

Uusimaa

Latitude of center
60.4167° or 60° 25′ north
Longitude of center
24.75° or 24° 45′ east
Population
1,720,000
Elevation
78 metres (256 feet)
Geo­Names ID
830709
Wiki­data ID
Q5711
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Uusimaa” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Uusimaa”
  • Albanian: “Uusimaa”
  • Arabic: “أوسيما”
  • Aragonese: “Uusimaa”
  • Armenian: “Ուուսիմաա”
  • Asturian: “Uusimaa”
  • Azerbaijani: “Nyland”
  • Azerbaijani: “Uusimaa”
  • Balinese: “Uusimaa”
  • Basque: “Nilandia”
  • Belarusian: “Усіма”
  • Belarusian: “Уусімаа”
  • Bengali: “উসিমা”
  • Bosnian: “Uusimaa”
  • Breton: “Uusimaa”
  • Bulgarian: “Уусимаа”
  • Catalan: “Uusimaa”
  • Cebuano: “Uusimaa”
  • Chinese: “Uusimaa Tōa-khu”
  • Chinese: “新地区”
  • Chinese: “新地區”
  • Corsican: “Uusimaa”
  • Croatian: “Uusimaa”
  • Czech: “Nová země”
  • Czech: “Uusimaa”
  • Danish: “Nyland”
  • Danish: “Uusimaa”
  • Dutch: “Nyland”
  • Dutch: “Uusimaa”
  • Esperanto: “Novlando”
  • Esperanto: “Nyland”
  • Esperanto: “Uusimaa”
  • Estonian: “Uusimaa maakond”
  • Estonian: “Uusimaa”
  • Finnish: “Uudenmaan maakunta”
  • Finnish: “Uudenmaan Maakunta”
  • Finnish: “Uusimaa”
  • French: “Nyland”
  • French: “Uusimaa”
  • Galician: “Uusimaa”
  • Georgian: “უუსიმაა”
  • German: “Nyeuand”
  • German: “Nyland”
  • German: “Uudenmaan maakunta”
  • German: “Uusimaa”
  • Greek: “Νύλαντ”
  • Greek: “Ούουντενμααν μάακουντα”
  • Greek: “Ουούσιμαα”
  • Greek: “Ούουσιμαα”
  • Gujarati: “ઉસિમા”
  • Hebrew: “אוסימה”
  • Hindi: “उशिमा”
  • Hungarian: “Nyland tartomány”
  • Icelandic: “Uusimaa”
  • Inari Sami: “Uđđâeennâm eennâmkodde‎”
  • Inari Sami: “Uđđâeennâm”
  • Inari Sami: “Uusimaa eennâmkodde”
  • Inari Sami: “Uusimaa eennâmkodde‎”
  • Inari Sami: “Uusimaa”
  • Indonesian: “Uusimaa”
  • Irish: “An Nualainn”
  • Italian: “Nyland”
  • Italian: “Uusimaa”
  • Japanese: “ウーシマー県”
  • Kannada: “ಯುಸಿಮಾಮಾ”
  • Karelian: “Uušimua”
  • Komi-Permyak: “Усима”
  • Korean: “우시마 지역”
  • Latin: “Nylandia”
  • Latvian: “Ūsimā”
  • Lithuanian: “Ūsima”
  • Lombard: “Uusimaa”
  • Luxembourgish: “Uusimaa”
  • Macedonian: “Усима”
  • Malay: “Uusimaa”
  • Manx: “Uusimaa”
  • Marathi: “उशिमा”
  • Mazanderani: “اوسیما ناحیه”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Uusimaa Tōa-khu”
  • Narom: “Uusimaa”
  • Northern Frisian: “Uusimaa”
  • Northern Sami: “Uusimaa eanangoddi”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nyland”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Uusimaa”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Nyland”
  • Norwegian: “Nyland”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Uusimaa”
  • Ossetian: “Уусимаа”
  • Persian: “اوسیما”
  • Polish: “Uusimaa”
  • Portuguese: “Nyland”
  • Portuguese: “Uusimaa”
  • Romanian: “Uusimaa”
  • Russian: “Уусимаа”
  • Scots: “Uusimaa”
  • Serbian: “Nova Zemlja (Finska)”
  • Serbian: “Нова Земља (Финска)”
  • Serbian: “Нова Земља”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Uusimaa”
  • Sinhala: “ඌසිමා”
  • Skolt Sami: “Ođđjânnam mäddkåʹdd”
  • Skolt Sami: “Ođđjânnam”
  • Skolt Sami: “Uusimaa mäddkåʹdd”
  • Skolt Sami: “Uusimaa”
  • Slovak: “Uusimaa”
  • Slovenian: “Nyland”
  • Slovenian: “Uudenmaan maakunta”
  • Slovenian: “Uusimaa”
  • Spanish: “Nyland”
  • Spanish: “Región de Uusimaa”
  • Spanish: “Uusimaa”
  • Swedish: “Landskapet Nyland”
  • Swedish: “Nyland”
  • Swedish: “Uusimaa”
  • Tahitian: “Uusimaa”
  • Tajik: “Уусимаа”
  • Tamil: “யூசிமா”
  • Telugu: “యూసిమా”
  • Thai: “ยูยูสิม่า”
  • Turkish: “Uusimaa”
  • Ukrainian: “Уусімаа”
  • Urdu: “اوسیما”
  • Urdu: “وسیما”
  • Venetian: “Uusimaa”
  • Vietnamese: “Uusimaa”
  • Welsh: “Uusimaa”
  • Western Panjabi: “یووسیما”
  • Wu Chinese: “新地区”
  • Yue Chinese: “新地區”

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Uusimaa”. Photo: Danapit, CC BY-SA 3.0.