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Uusikaupunkioo'sēkou′poongkē, Swed. Nystad, city (1996 pop. 17,631), Western Finland prov., SW Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia. A local trade center and port, it has sawmills, machine shops, granite quarries, and a shipyard. It was chartered in 1616 and was the scene (1721) of the signing of the Treaty of Nystad (see Northern War).
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Uusikaupunki, 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 and covers an area of of which is inland water. The population density is.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Both its Finnish and Swedish names mean literally "new town".
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, ending the wars between Sweden and Russia.
The original name of the main village that was incorporated...more »
