Eastern Uusimaa Itä-Uusimaa Itä-Uudenmaan maakunta landskapet Östra Nyland | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Eastern Uusimaa on a map of Finland | |
| Coordinates:60°30′N26°00′E / 60.500°N 26.000°E /60.500; 26.000 | |
| Country | Finland |
| Historical province | Uusimaa |
| Capital | Porvoo |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,800.28 km2 (1,081.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | |
• Total | 95,300 |
| • Density | 34.0/km2 (88.1/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[1] (Finnish:Itä-Uusimaa;Swedish:Östra Nyland; literally "Eastern New Land") was one of the 19regions ofFinland, until it consolidated with the region ofUusimaa on 1 January 2011.[2] It bordered the regions of Uusimaa,Päijät-Häme andKymenlaakso.
The region of Eastern Uusimaa was made up of sevenmunicipalities, of which two had city status (marked in bold). Finnish names of the various municipalities are given in brackets next to the English-usage name.
Loviisa Sub-region:
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* - transferred to the Helsinki sub-region of the Uusimaa region on 1 January 2011
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