Uusikaupunki
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Uusikaupunki
Nystad(New Town) | |
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Town | |
Uudenkaupungin kaupunki Nystads stad | |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 13.3% |
• 15 to 64 | 57.4% |
• 65 or older | 29.3% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Climate | Dfb |
Website | uusikaupunki.fi |
Uusikaupunki (Finnish:
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Both its Finnish and Swedish names translate literally to "new town". The original name of the main village that was incorporated into Uusikaupunki was Kalainen[7] (roughly translated from Finnish as "rich in fish"). The surrounding region, and especially the neighboring town of Kalanti, which merged with Uusikaupunki in 1993, was already a lively marketplace for wooden objects and salt in the early Middle Ages. Uusikaupunki was founded to legalize this trade.[8]
Geography
Uusikaupunki is located in the
In 2011, the
Cityscape
The center of Uusikaupunki is built according to the so-called "
According to the
History
The town of Uusikaupunki was founded as a town with the rights of commerce on April 19, 1617 by decree by
Economy
Uusikaupunki is the home of
Politics
The results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Uusikaupunki were:
- Social Democratic Party26.6%
- True Finns23.4%
- National Coalition Party 19.6%
- Centre Party 13.1%
- Left Alliance 8.1%
- Christian Democrats 4.2%
- Green League 2.3%
- Communist Party of Finland0.7%
- Swedish People's Party0.6%
Points of interest
Uusikaupunki is home to the Bonk museum.[25]
Other attractions include:
Culture
Music
Sports
The town was co-host of the
Notable people
- Aimo Cajander, Prime Minister of Finland (1922, 1924, 1937–39)
- Bernhard Henrik Crusell, virtuoso clarinetist and composer
- Robert Wilhelm Ekman, painter
- Anna Eriksson, singer
- Joni Haverinen (born 1987), ice hockey player
- Gordon Herbert, basketball coach and former player
- Eetu Koski (born 1992), ice hockey player
- Awak Kuier (born 2001), basketball player
- Jarmo Kuusisto (born 1961), ice hockey player
- Gerald Lee Sr., former basketball player
- Gerald Lee Jr., basketball player
- Aleksi Lehtonen, Archbishop of Finland (1945–1951)
- Johan Jakob Nervander, physicist, meteorologist and poet (1805–1848)
- Ilmari Saarelainen, actor
- Martti Simojoki, Archbishop of Finland (1964–78)
- Kari Takko (born 1962), ice hockey goaltender
International relations
Twin towns – sister cities
Uusikaupunki is
- Antsla, Estonia[29]
- Haderslev, Denmark
- Veliky Novgorod, Novgorod Oblast, Russia
- Sandefjord, Norway
- Szentendre, Hungary
- Varberg, Sweden
See also
References
- ^ a b Yleistä Uudenkaupungin historiasta (in Finnish)
- ^ "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "1033–1034 (Pieni Tietosanakirja / IV. San Remo – Öölanti)". Runeberg.org. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Uusikaupunki – Uudenkaupungin historian lyhyt oppimäärä". 7 October 2013. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Perustietoja ja murretta" (in Finnish). Town of Uusikaupunki. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Makeanvedenallas" (in Finnish). Town of Uusikaupunki. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Selkämerelle perustettu Suomen suurin mereinen kansallispuisto". www.metsa.fi (in Finnish). Metsähallitus. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Uudenkaupungin historian lyhyt oppimäärä (in Finnish)
- ^ a b Uusikaupunki – tulipalojen muovaama empirepuukaupunki (in Finnish)
- ^ Uudenkaupungin puutalokorttelit - Finnish Heritage Agency (in Finnish)
- ^ Ugin Seikowin koululle tukea Museovirastolta - Turun Sanomat (in Finnish)
- ^ Uudenkaupungin kirjasto (in Finnish)
- ^ Uudenkaupungin lasitehtaalla lyhyt mutta värikäs historia - Uudenkaupungin Sanomat (in Finnish)
- ^ Bonk Museum
- ^ Kalannin kotiseutumuseo (in Finnish)
- ^ Info | Crusell Music Festival (in Finnish)
- ^ Valitse Uusikaupunki 2021 (in Finnish)
- ^ Merenkulkijoita uudestakaupungista - Varsinais-Suomi 1917 (in Finnish)
- ^ Valmet Automotive completed the first Lightyear 0 pre-production solar electric vehicle
- ^ IL: Valmet Automotive käynnistää 1 000 henkilön jättirekrytoinnin (in Finnish)
- ^ "Bonk Museum". Bonkcentre.fi. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ "Karilla". Karilla.fi. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ Karjurockissa historiallisen suuri leirintäalue: "Lipunmyynti on nyt älyttömän kovassa vauhdissa!" – Raumalainen (in Finnish)
- ^ Sikailua ja karjukisailua villisikatilalla – Turun Sanomat (in Finnish)
- ^ "Suomen kuntien ystävyyskunnat Virossa" (in Finnish). Embassy of Finland, Tallinn. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
External links
Media related to Uusikaupunki at Wikimedia Commons Uusikaupunki travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Town of Uusikaupunki – Official site