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			*] - Painter.
	*] - Bernhardt Crusell (1775-1834), virtuoso clarinettist and composer		*] - Bernhardt Crusell (1775-1834), virtuoso clarinettist and composer
			*] - Painter (20.1.1844 - 21.7.1899)
	*] - former Archbishop of Finland		*] - former Archbishop of Finland
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Uusikaupunki (IPA: [ˈuːsiˌkɑupuŋki]), or Nystad in Swedish, is a town and municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of 16,260 (2004-12-31) and covers an area of 540.65 km² (excluding sea) of which 47.72 km² is inland water. The population density is 32.99 inhabitants per km².

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Both its Finnish and Swedish names mean new city.

Uusikaupunki is the home of Valmet Automotive, a mechanical production company, producing cars and vehicles for other manufacturers.

In 1721, the Peace of Nystad was signed in Uusikaupunki.

The original name of the town was Kalainen (which is a Finnish adjective meaning something that grows plenty of fish). The town originated as a market place for the Vakka-Suomi people. It was founded as a town in 1616.

People

Robert Ekman - Painter.
B. H. Crusell - Bernhardt Crusell (1775-1834), virtuoso clarinettist and composer
Arvid Liljelund - Painter (20.1.1844 - 21.7.1899)
Martti Simojoki - former Archbishop of Finland
Ilmari Saarelainen - Finnish actor

External links

http://uusikaupunki.fi/ - Official site (in Finnish)

v t e Municipalities of Southwest Finland
Municipalities	Aura Kaarina Kimitoön Koski Tl Kustavi Laitila Lieto Loimaa Marttila Masku Mynämäki Naantali Nousiainen Oripää Paimio Pargas Pyhäranta Pöytyä Raisio Rusko Salo Sauvo Somero Taivassalo Turku Uusikaupunki Vehmaa
Former municipalities	Alastaro Angelniemi Askainen Dragsfjärd Halikko Hitis Houtskär Iniö Kakskerta Kalanti Karinainen Karjala Karuna Kimito Kiikala Kisko Korpo Kuusisto Kuusjoki Lemu Loimaan kunta Lokalahti Maaria Mellilä Merimasku Metsämaa Mietoinen Muurla Naantalin maalaiskunta Nagu Paattinen Pargas landskommun Perniö Pertteli Piikkiö Pyhämaa Rymättylä Särkisalo Somerniemi Suomusjärvi Tarvasjoki Uskela Uudenkaupungin maalaiskunta Vahto Västanfjärd Velkua Yläne
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60°48′00″N 21°24′35″E / 60.80000°N 21.40972°E / 60.80000; 21.40972

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