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Location of Uusimaa in Finland
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A map of Uusimaa

Uusimaa (or Uudenmaan maakunta) is a region in southern Finland. It is located next to Gulf of Finland. Neighbouring regions are Southwest Finland, Kanta-Häme, Päijänne Tavastia and Kymenlaakso.

The historical province of Uusimaa covered a larger area than modern Uusimaa.

A very large number of people in Finland live in Uusimaa. As of 31 November 2013, there were over 1,500,000. Uusimaa is only 3% of the total area of Finland.

Nature

The ground is bedrock, granite and gneiss.

Images for kids

  • Hufvudstadsbladetin talo

    Hufvudstadsbladet's building, Mannerheimintie, Helsinki

  • Yleisradion Iso Paja

    Yle's headquarters, Pasila, Helsinki

  • Pennant of Uusimaa

    Household pennant of Finnish-speaking Uusimaa

  • Pennant of Swedish-speaking Uusimaa

    Household pennant of Swedish-speaking Uusimaa

  • Catedral Luterana de Helsinki, Finlandia, 2012-08-14, DD 02

    Helsinki Cathedral, the symbol of the capital

  • Porvoo OldTownAndBridge 01

    Porvoo Old Town

  • Nurmijärven kirkko

    Nurmijärvi Church

  • Ekenäs old town 1

    Ekenäs Old Town

  • 11-07-29-helsinki-by-RalfR-104

    A view of central Helsinki with the Railway Station

  • Hanko Church from water tower

    A view of Hanko, the southernmost town in Finland

  • Aleksis Kiven kuolinmökki IMG 2897 C

    The cottage where Aleksis Kivi died, Tuusula; an example of late 19th century housing in the area

  • Fagervik

    Fagervik Manor, Ingå; there are plenty of manor houses in the area

  • Lohjan kirkko 0397

    The medieval, late 15th century Lohja Church is one of the biggest of its kind in Finland

  • Espoon Tapiola kesällä

    Tapiola, Espoo

  • Hvitträskin sisäpiha

    Hvitträsk, a residence in National Romantic Style in Kirkkonummi, now a museum

  • Fiskars, kadunvarsitaloja

    A view from Fiskars, Pohja; the corporation was founded as an ironworks in the village

  • Lohilammen museo 3

    A rural 19th century peasant interior in Lohilampi Museum, Sammatti

  • Ainola yard

    Ainola, Home of Jean Sibelius, in Järvenpää

  • Loviisa Rath 3

    Loviisa Town Hall

  • Soderskar-overview

    A view of Finnish Gulf in Porvoo Archipelago with Söderskär Lighthouse

  • Castle of Raseborg (Raaseporin linna) in Tammisaari Finland

    Raseborg Castle from the 14th century, partly ruined

  • Hyvinkään kirkko harmaana syyspäivänä

    Hyvinkää Church, one of the best examples of modern Finnish church architecture

  • Hiidenvesi Taustan tieltä 1

    A rural landscape in Pusula with Lake Hiidenvesi

  • Kerava 3

    Kerava town centre tower blocks

  • Hirvihaaran kartano5

    Hirvihaara Manor, Mäntsälä

  • Karkkila - Helsingintie C IMG 4276

    Karkkila, a small town in north of the region

  • Suomenlinna mereltä 2

    Suomenlinna Fortress with the city of Helsinki in the background

  • Nuuksio lake 4

    A view from Nuuksio National Park, Espoo

  • Panorama Tower and Leppävaara Tower from Säteri 1

    Leppävaara, one of Espoo's centres


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