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Uusimaa (Swedish: Nyland), is a historical province in the south of Finland. It borders Finland Proper, Tavastia, Savonia, and Karelia. The English translation would be "new land". From the Middle Ages to 1809, most of the present-day Finland was a part of Sweden. Uusimaa (Nyland) was thus included also among the historical Swedish provinces.
Uusimaa ( Finnish) or Nyland ( Swedish) (both names mean “new land”) is a region in Finland. It borders the regions Southwest Finland, Tavastia Proper, Päijänne Tavastia and Kymenlaakso. Finland’s capital Helsinki (its largest city) and its second largest city Espoo are both located centrally in Uusimaa, making it by far the most populous region.
Uusimaa (or Nyland) is the name of a geographical region in Finland which can refer to:
- Uusimaa, a current region of Finland
- Eastern Uusimaa, a former region of Finland
- Uusimaa Province, a former province of Finland
- Uusimaa (historical province) , a historical province of Sweden in present day Finland
- Uusimaa and Häme County (Nyland and Tavastehus County), a former county of Sweden in Finland ( Counties in Finland)
- Uusimaa (electoral district), electoral district of Finland
- Uusimaa (newspaper), a daily morning newspaper published in Porvoo
Uusimaa is an electoral district represented in the Finnish Eduskunta (parliament). It covers the administrative region of Uusimaa, excluding the city of Helsinki, which forms its own constituency (see Helsinki (electoral district)). Uusimaa currently elects 35 members of the Eduskunta, which makes it the largest electoral district.
The constituency is almost entirely urban, as it is centred on Helsinki, the capital and the largest city in Finland. Even though the city proper is not part of the constituency, much of the area falls under the Greater Helsinki metropolitan area. The largest party in the 2011 election was the National Coalition Party.
Uusimaa is a morning broadsheet newspaper published in Finland. It is based in Porvoo. The circulation of the paper was 10,767 copies in 2013.