Uusimaa Province
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This article is about the 1831-1997 province. For other uses, see Uusimaa (disambiguation).
The Province of Uusimaa (Finnish: Uudenmaan lääni, Swedish: Nylands län, Russian: Губерния У́усимаа) was a province of Finland from 1831 to 1997.[1]
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Quick Facts Province of UusimaaUudenmaan lääniNylands länГуберния У́усимаа, Capital ...
Province of Uusimaa Uudenmaan lääni Nylands län Губерния У́усимаа | |||||||||
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Province of Finland | |||||||||
1831–1997 | |||||||||
Capital | Helsinki | ||||||||
Area | |||||||||
• 1 January 1993 | 10,404 km2 (4,017 sq mi) | ||||||||
Population | |||||||||
• 1 January 1993 | 1,277,932 | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Established | 1831 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1997 | ||||||||
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It was established in 1831, when the County of Nyland and Tavastehus was divided into the Häme Province and Uusimaa Province.
In 1997 it was merged with the Kymi Province and the southern parts of the Häme Province into the new Southern Finland Province.[2]