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Region of Finland
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Uusimaa (Swedish: Nyland) is a region along the coast in Southern Finland, with hundreds of islands, some big lakes and inland countryside. The Finnish capital Helsinki is in central Uusimaa.
If you are arriving in Finland by air or sea you will likely arrive in Helsinki, where the largest airport and several major harbors are located.
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Raseborg (Finnish: Raasepori) is a municipality of 27,000 people (2021) covering a few towns and a large rural area in western Uusimaa. It is home to a medieval castle and large archipelagos.
a nature reserve on a peninsula in Lohjanjärvi, including the largest limestone cave in Finland.
Nuuksio National Park (Finnish: Nuuksion kansallispuisto, Swedish: Noux nationalpark) is in Southern Finland on the outskirts of Espoo and the neighbouring municipalities of Kirkkonummi and Vihti, 35 km from Helsinki. It is one of two national parks reaching into the capital region (the other is Sipoonkorpi National Park).
Sipoonkorpi National Park (Fi. Sipoonkorven kansallispuisto, Sw.
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