UUSIMAA

in full Uudenmaan Lni, Swedish Nylands Ln lni (province), southern Finland, on the Gulf of Finland. Helsinki, the national capital and also the provincial administrative capital, is located midway along the Uusimaa coast. Other important towns include Porvoo (Borg), Kerava, Lovisa (Loviisa), Hyvink, Hang (Hanko), and Ekens (Tammisaari). In some areas the population is mainly Swedish-speaking. The area is low and flat in the south, rising gradually to the north. Economic activity outside of Helsinki includes granite and limestone quarrying; the cultivation of rye, oats, potatoes, and sugar beets; cattle raising; timbering; and the manufacture of wood products. The economy of the Helsinki area, the centre of Finland's business and industrial activity, is highly diversified. Tapiola, a part of the town of Espoo, is a newly planned residential area. Area 3,822 square miles (9,898 square km). Pop. (1992 est.) 1,262,752.