Eastern Uusimaa

Eastern Uusimaa was a region

Regions of Finland

Finland consists of 19 regions called in Finnish and in Swedish. The regions are governed by regional councils, which serve as forums of cooperation for the municipalities of a region. The main tasks of the regions are regional planning and development of enterprise and education. In addition,...

 in Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

, until it was consolidated with the region of Uusimaa

Uusimaa

Uusimaa, or Nyland in Swedish, is a region in Finland. It borders the regions Finland Proper, Tavastia Proper, Päijänne Tavastia and Kymenlaakso...

 on January 1, 2011. It bordered to the regions Uusimaa, Päijänne Tavastia

Päijänne Tavastia

Päijänne Tavastia is a region in Southern Finland south of the lake Päijänne. It borders the regions Uusimaa, Tavastia Proper, Pirkanmaa, Central Finland, Southern Savonia and Kymenlaakso.- Historical provinces :...

, and Kymenlaakso

Kymenlaakso

Kymenlaakso is a region in Finland. It borders to the regions Uusimaa, Päijänne Tavastia, Southern Savonia, and South Karelia.- Historical provinces :For history, geography and culture see: Uusimaa , Karelia- Municipalities :...

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Municipalities

There were 7 municipalities in Eastern Uusimaa. Cities and towns are marked in bold. The first name is the name of the municipality in the majority (or sole) language of the municipality. The official name (where there is one) in the other national language is given in brackets.

Porvoo Sub-region: Askola Askola Askola is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water... Myrskylä Myrskylä Myrskylä is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....  (Mörskom) Pukkila Pukkila Pukkila is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .The municipality is unilingually Finnish...  (Buckila) Porvoo Porvoo Porvoo is a city and a municipality situated on the southern coast of Finland approximately east of Helsinki. Porvoo is one of the six medieval towns in Finland, first mentioned as a city in texts from 14th century... (Borgå) Sipoo Sipoo Sipoo is a municipality of Finland. Its seat is in Nikkilä/Nickby.It is the eastern neighbour of Helsinki and is located in the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water...  (Sibbo)

Loviisa Sub-region: Lapinjärvi Lapinjärvi Lapinjärvi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water...  (Lappträsk) Loviisa Loviisa Loviisa is a municipality and town of inhabitants on the southern coast of Finland. About 43 per cent of the population is Swedish-speaking.The municipality covers an area of of which is water... (Lovisa)

External links

• Eastern Uusimaa Regional Council