Eastern Uusimaa
Eastern Uusimaa
Itä-Uusimaa Itä-Uudenmaan maakunta landskapet Östra Nyland | |
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Eastern Uusimaa on a map of Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°30′N 26°00′E / 60.500°N 26.000°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Historical province | Uusimaa |
| Capital | Porvoo |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,800.28 km2 (1,081.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | |
• Total | 95,300 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (88/sq mi) |
| NUTS | 182 |
| Regional bird | Swallow (Hirundo rustica) |
| Regional fish | Trout (Salmo trutta) |
| Regional flower | Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) |
| Website | ita-uusimaa.fi |
Eastern Uusimaa or, officially, Itä-Uusimaa (Finnish: Itä-Uusimaa; Swedish: Östra Nyland; literally "Eastern New Land") was one of the 19 regions of Finland, until it consolidated with the region of Uusimaa on 1 January 2011. It bordered the regions of Uusimaa, Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme) and Kymenlaakso.