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The 26 municipalities of the Uusimaa Region (Swedish : Nyland) in Finland are divided between four sub-regions:
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The 26 municipalities of the Uusimaa Region (Swedish : Nyland) in Finland are divided between four sub-regions:
| Coat of arms | Municipality | Population | Land area (km2) | Density (/km2) | Finnish speakers | Swedish speakers | Other speakers |
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 | Askola | 4,679 | 212 | 22 | 93 % | 4 % | 4 % |
 | Espoo | 318,507 | 312 | 1,020 | 69 % | 6 % | 23 % |
 | Hanko | 7,761 | 117 | 66 | 52 % | 42 % | 5 % |
 | Helsinki | 681,802 | 214 | 3,180 | 74 % | 5 % | 19 % |
 | Hyvinkää | 47,035 | 323 | 146 | 91 % | 1 % | 8 % |
 | Ingå | 5,401 | 351 | 15 | 43 % | 51 % | 5 % |
 | Järvenpää | 46,804 | 38 | 1,247 | 90 % | 1 % | 8 % |
 | Karkkila | 8,453 | 242 | 35 | 92 % | 1 % | 9 % |
 | Kauniainen | 10,238 | 6 | 1,738 | 59 % | 31 % | 11 % |
 | Kerava | 38,355 | 31 | 1,252 | 82 % | 1 % | 16 % |
 | Kirkkonummi | 41,498 | 367 | 113 | 73 % | 15 % | 12 % |
 | Lapinjärvi | 2,445 | 330 | 7 | 63 % | 30 % | 7 % |
 | Lohja | 45,706 | 940 | 49 | 90 % | 3 % | 6 % |
 | Loviisa | 14,400 | 820 | 18 | 55 % | 39 % | 6 % |
 | Myrskylä | 1,684 | 200 | 8 | 88 % | 9 % | 4 % |
 | Mäntsälä | 20,892 | 581 | 36 | 94 % | 1 % | 5 % |
 | Nurmijärvi | 44,917 | 362 | 124 | 91 % | 1 % | 8 % |
 | Pornainen | 4,959 | 147 | 34 | 94 % | 2 % | 4 % |
 | Porvoo | 51,621 | 655 | 79 | 63 % | 28 % | 8 % |
 | Pukkila | 1,751 | 145 | 12 | 97 % | 1 % | 3 % |
 | Raseborg | 27,117 | 1,149 | 24 | 31 % | 64 % | 6 % |
 | Sipoo | 22,840 | 340 | 67 | 64 % | 28 % | 7 % |
 | Siuntio | 6,181 | 241 | 26 | 65 % | 26 % | 8 % |
 | Tuusula | 42,000 | 220 | 191 | 89 % | 1 % | 8 % |
 | Vantaa | 250,073 | 238 | 1,049 | 70 % | 2 % | 27 % |
 | Vihti | 28,747 | 522 | 55 | 92 % | 2 % | 7 % |
| Total | 1,775,866 | 9,103 | 195 | 71 % | 7 % | 18 % |
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