Uusimaa (historical province)

This article is about the former historical jurisdiction; linguistic and cultural province. For other former provinces by this name, see Uusimaa (disambiguation).
Uusimaa
Historical province
Coat of arms
Historical province of Uusimaa in blue (borders of the modern regions in yellow)
Country Finland
 Sweden (before 1809)
RegionsUusimaa
Part of Kymenlaakso

Uusimaa (Swedish: Nyland; lit. 'new land') is a historical province in the south of Finland. It borders Finland Proper, Tavastia, Savonia, and Karelia. From the Middle Ages to 1809, most of the present-day Finland was a part of Sweden. Uusimaa was thus also included among the historical Swedish provinces. The modern province of Uusimaa is included within the borders of the historical province.

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