Eastern Uusimaa

Eastern Uusimaa or, officially, Itä-Uusimaa[1] (Finnish: Itä-Uusimaa; Swedish: Östra Nyland) was a region in Finland, until it was consolidated with the region of Uusimaa on January 1, 2011.[2] It bordered the regions of Uusimaa, Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme) and Kymenlaakso.

Eastern Uusimaa Itä-Uusimaa Itä-Uudenmaan maakunta landskapet Östra Nyland
Region
Coat of arms
Eastern Uusimaa on a map of Finland
Coordinates: 60°30′N 26°00′E
Country	Finland
Historical province	Uusimaa
Capital	Porvoo
Area
• Total	2,800.28 km^2 (1,081.19 sq mi)
Population  (2009)
• Total	95,300
• Density	34/km^2 (88/sq mi)
NUTS	182
Regional bird	Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Regional fish	Trout (Salmo trutta)
Regional flower	Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)
Website	ita-uusimaa.fi

Historical provinces

For history, geography, and culture, see Uusimaa (historical province).

Municipalities

Main article: Municipalities of Eastern Uusimaa

The region of Eastern Uusimaa was made up of seven municipalities, of which two had city status (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.

Loviisa Sub-region: Lapinjärvi (Lappträsk) Loviisa (Lovisa)

Porvoo Sub-region: Askola Myrskylä (Mörskom) Porvoo (Borgå) Pukkila Sipoo (Sibbo)^*

^* - transferred into Helsinki sub-region of Uusimaa Region on 1 January, 2011

Notes

1. https://www.stat.fi/meta/luokitukset/maakunta/001-2010/index_en.html
2. "Valtioneuvosto päätti Uudenmaan ja Itä-Uudenmaan maakuntien yhdistämisestä" (in Finnish). Ministry of Finance. October 22, 2009. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. Retrieved December 30, 2010.

External links

• Eastern Uusimaa Regional Council