Uusikaupunki

Updated on Sep 24, 2024

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Country Finland Sub-region Vakka-Suomi sub-region Time zone EET (UTC+2) Local time Monday 1:39 PM		Region Southwest Finland Charter 1617 Area 1,932 km²

Area rank 173rd largest in Finland Weather 3°C, Wind NW at 16 km/h, 83% Humidity Points of interest Uudenkaupungin kulttuurihistoriallinen museo, Merimiehen koti, Pietolanlahti

Uusikaupunki ([ˈuːsiˌkɑupuŋki], Swedish: Nystad), is a town and municipality of Finland.

Map of 23500 Uusikaupunki, Finland

It is located in the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 15,469 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 551.65 square kilometres (212.99 sq mi) of which 49.04 km² (18.93 sq mi) is inland water. The population density is 30.78 inhabitants per square kilometre (79.7/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Both its Finnish and Swedish names mean literally "new town". The original name of the main village that was incorporated into Uusikaupunki was Kalainen (which is a Finnish adjective meaning "having plenty of fish"). The village of Kalainen originated as a market place for the people of Vakka-Suomi.

The town of Uusikaupunki was founded as a town with the rights of commerce in 1617 by decree by Gustav II Adolf. In 1721, the Peace of Nystad was signed in Uusikaupunki, ending the Great Northern War between Sweden and Russia. 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 the home of Valmet Automotive, a contract automobile mechanical production company, producing cars and vehicles for other manufacturers. It was founded in 1968 as Saab-Valmet for manufacturing Saab cars. It is currently manufacturing Mercedes-Benz A-Class cars.

Uusikaupunki is home to the Bonk museum