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NylandiaNylandia, Nyland or Uusimaa is a historical province in the south of Finland. It borders to Finland Proper, Tavastia, Savonia, and Karelia. Administration For current affairs see: Southern Finland Nyland is confined within the boundaries of the administrative province of Southern Finland, and was a former lni "province". History Nylandia was the, along with the rest of Finland, held by the Kingdom of Sweden from the 12th century and then ceded to Imperial Russia in the War of Finland in 1809. After this, Nylandia become Uudenmaan lni in the old lni system. Today, it is considered a region of Finland, Uusimaa. Geography Main article: Geography of Nylandia Culture Main article: Culture of Nylandia Historically, Nylandia is a Swedish-speaking area. However, the capital of Finland, Helsinki and the cities around the area have a Finnish-speaking majority. Heraldry Arms granted at the burial of Gustav I of Sweden in 1560. The arms is crowned by a countal coronet, though by Finnish tradition this more resembles a Swedish baronal coronet. Blazon: "Azure, between two bars wavy argent, a boat with rudder, or." External links
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