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Province of Uusimaa
Uudenmaan lääni Nylands län Губерния У́усимаа
Province of Finland
1831–1997
Coat of arms
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
Preceded by
Succeeded by
County of Nyland and Tavastehus
Southern Finland
The Province of Uusimaa (Finnish: Uudenmaan lääni, Swedish: Nylands län, Russian: Губерния У́усимаа) was a province of Finland from 1831 to 1997.[1]
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]
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