Uusikaupunki

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Uusikaupunki

Uusikaupunki (), is a town and municipality

Municipalities of Finland

||-||}The municipalities represent the local level of administration in Finland and act as the fundamental administrative units of the country....
of Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
.

It is located in the province

Provinces of Finland

The state of Finland consists of 6 provinces . The provincial authority is part of the central government's executive branch, not directly elected....
of Western Finland

Western Finland

The Province of Western Finland is a Provinces of Finland of Finland. It borders the provinces of Oulu , Eastern Finland and Southern Finland. It also borders the Gulf of Bothnia towards ?land....
and is part of the Finland Proper region

Regions of Finland

Finland is divided into 20 regions . The regions are governed by regional councils, which serve as forums of cooperation for the Municipalities of Finland of a region....
. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is inland water. The population density

Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
is .

The municipality is unilingually Finnish

Finnish language

Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by Finnish people outside of Finland. It is one of the official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden....
. Both its Finnish and Swedish names mean literally "new city".

Uusikaupunki is the home of Valmet Automotive

Valmet Automotive

Valmet Automotive is a Finland Automobile maker. The majority of company is owned by Metso . Valmet Automotive is a brand-independent contract manufacturer of specialty motor cars....
, a mechanical production company, producing cars and vehicles for other manufacturers.

In 1721, the Peace of Nystad was signed in Uusikaupunki, ending the wars between Sweden

Swedish Empire

Sweden was, between 1611 and 1718, one of the great powers of Europe. In modern historiography this period is known as the Swedish Empire, or stormaktstiden ....
and Russia

Tsardom of Russia

The Tsardom of Rus was the official name for the Russian state between Ivan IV's assumption of the title of Tsar in 1547 and Peter the Great's foundation of the Russian Empire in 1721....
.

The original name of the main village that was incorporated into Uusikaupunki was Kalainen (which is a Finnish adjective meaning "having plenty of fish").

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Uusikaupunki (), is a town and municipality

Municipalities of Finland

||-||}The municipalities represent the local level of administration in Finland and act as the fundamental administrative units of the country....
of Finland

Finland

Provinces of Finland

The state of Finland consists of 6 provinces . The provincial authority is part of the central government's executive branch, not directly elected....
of Western Finland

Western Finland

Regions of Finland

Population density

Finnish language

Valmet Automotive

Swedish Empire

Sweden was, between 1611 and 1718, one of the great powers of Europe. In modern historiography this period is known as the Swedish Empire, or stormaktstiden ....
and Russia

Tsardom of Russia

Vakka-Suomi

Vakka-Suomi is a region within Finland Proper. It consists of the town of Uusikaupunki and its surrounding communities of Kustavi, Laitila, Mietoinen, Myn?m?ki, Pyh?ranta, Taivassalo and Vehmaa....
. The town of Uusikaupunki was founded as a town with the rights of commerce in 1617 by decree by Gustav II Adolf.

Up to the 19th century it was an important port for commerce and fishing, and up to the latter half of the 20th century it still retained an important ship building industry.

Uusikaupunki is home of the Bonk

Bonk Business

Bonk Business is a fictional corporation created by Finnish artist and sculptor Alvar Gullichsen. The "products of Bonk Business" are absurd machines, such as the paranormal cannon, that have no apparent use, and which are built by Gullichsen....
museum

People

Robert Wilhelm Ekman
Robert Wilhelm Ekman

Robert Wilhelm Ekman was a significant teacher and painter of the Finnish romantic portraits and early national romanticism....
, Painter
Bernhard Henrik Crusell
Bernhard Henrik Crusell

Bernhard Henrik Crusell was a Sweden-Finland clarinetist, composer and translator, the most significant and internationally best-known Finnish-born Classical composer and indeed, the outstanding Finnish composer before Sibelius....
, Virtuoso clarinetist and composer
Arvid Liljelund, Painter
Martti Simojoki, Former Archbishop of Finland
Ilmari Saarelainen
Ilmari Saarelainen

Ilmari Saarelainen is a Finland actor. His career has been mainly based on television.Saarelainen began acting in 1970 appearing in a number of TV series....
, Finnish actor
Gerald Lee, College basketball player, Old Dominion University
Old Dominion University

Old Dominion University is a large public research university located in historic Norfolk, Virginia. It was established in 1930 as the Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia....
Kari Takko
Kari Takko

Kari Takko is a retired Finnish ice hockey goaltender....
, hockey
Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team sport played on ice. It is a fast paced and physical sport. Ice hockey is most popular in areas that are sufficiently cold for natural reliable seasonal ice cover such as Canada, the northern United States, Scandinavia and Russia, though with the advent of indoor artificial ice r...
goaltender
Reijo Laine, Former purchasing and production cheif of Suomen Rehu Ltd

Twin towns

Antsla

Antsla is a town in Estonia.Antsla borough was renamed town of third rank by Konstantin P?ts from 1 May 1938. The settlement is known since 1405....
, Estonia

Haderslev, Denmark

Novgorod, Russia

Sandefjord

is a List of cities in Norway and Municipalities of Norway in Vestfold Counties of Norway, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sandefjord....
, Norway

Szentendre

Szentendre is a riverside town in Pest county, Hungary, near the capital city of Budapest. Szentendre is known for its museums , galleries, and artists....
, Hungary

Varberg

Varberg is a Urban areas in Sweden in the provinces of Sweden of Halland on the Sweden west coast, situated at . It has a population of 26,041 inhabitants , and is the seat of Varberg Municipality, Halland County with a total of 55,459 ....
, Sweden

External links

– Official site