Uusimaa

: This article is about the contemporary region of Finland. For other uses of Uusimaa, see: Uusimaa (disambiguation)

Uusimaa (Nyland) is a region (maakunta / landskap) in Southern Finland. It borders the regions Finland Proper, Tavastia Proper, Päijänne Tavastia and Eastern Uusimaa.

Historical Provinces

For History, Geography and Culture see: Nylandia

Regional Council

Main article: Uusimaa Regional Council

Municipalities

Main article: Municipalities of Uusimaa

There are 24 municipalities in Uusimaa. Cities and towns are marked in bold.

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

Lohja Sub-region: * Karjalohja (Karislojo) * Karkkila (Högfors) * Lohja (Lojo) * Nummi-Pusula * Sammatti * Vihti (Vichtis)

Ekenäs Sub-region: * Ekenäs (Tammisaari) * Hanko (Hangö) * Ingå (Inkoo) * Karis (Karjaa) * Pohja (Pojo)

Heraldry

Main article: Heraldry of Uusimaa

External links

*Uusimaa Regional Council
*Map of Uusimaa