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The Best Attractions In Uusikaupunki

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Uusikaupunki , is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 15,737 and covers an area of 551.65 square kilometres of which 49.04 km2 is inland water. The population density is 31.31 inhabitants per square kilometre . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Both its Finnish and Swedish names translate literally to new town. The original name of the main village that was incorporated into Uusikaupunki was Kalainen . The surrounding region, and especially the neighboring town of Kalanti, which merged with Uusikaupunki in 1993, was already a lively marketplace for wooden object...
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The Best Attractions In Uusikaupunki

  • 2. Uusikaupunki Old Church Uusikaupunki
    Uusikaupunki , is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 15,737 and covers an area of 551.65 square kilometres of which 49.04 km2 is inland water. The population density is 31.31 inhabitants per square kilometre . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Both its Finnish and Swedish names translate literally to new town. The original name of the main village that was incorporated into Uusikaupunki was Kalainen . The surrounding region, and especially the neighboring town of Kalanti, which merged with Uusikaupunki in 1993, was already a lively marketplace for wooden objects and salt in the early Middle Ages. Uusikaupunki was founded to legalize this trade.The town of Uusikaupunki was founded as a town with the...
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  • 3. Automobile Museum Uusikaupunki
    Saab Automobile AB was a manufacturer of automobiles that was founded in Sweden in 1945 when its parent company, SAAB AB, began a project to design a small automobile. The first production model, the Saab 92, was launched in 1949. In 1968 the parent company merged with Scania-Vabis, and ten years later the Saab 900 was launched, in time becoming Saab's best-selling model. In the mid-1980s the new Saab 9000 model also appeared. In 1989, the automobile division of Saab-Scania was restructured into an independent company, Saab Automobile AB. The American manufacturer General Motors took 50 percent ownership with an investment of US$600 million. Two well-known models to come out of this period were the Saab 9-3 and the Saab 9-5. Then in 2000, GM exercised its option to acquire the remaining 50...
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  • 4. Bonk Museum Uusikaupunki
    Bonk Business is a fictional corporation created by Finnish artist and sculptor Alvar Gullichsen. The products of Bonk Business are absurd machines, such as the paranormal cannon, that have no apparent use, and which are built by Gullichsen. The story is that Bonk machines are powered by anchovy oil. The works parody corporate and marketing cliches in a retrofuturistic style.In Uusikaupunki, there is a Bonk museum, where Bonk machines are displayed.
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  • 5. Yyteri Beach Pori
    Yyteri is a district and a beach in the city of Pori, Finland. It is located about 17 kilometres from the centre, bordering the Baltic sea. Yyteri is not an urban district, instead it is mostly like a holiday resort.
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  • 6. Old Rauma Rauma
    Old Rauma is the wooden city centre of the town of Rauma, Finland. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The area of Old Rauma is about 0.3 km², with approximately six hundred buildings and about 800 people living in the area. The town of Rauma expanded outside the Old Rauma proper only in the early 19th century. The oldest buildings date from the 18th century, as two fires of 1640 and 1682 destroyed the town. Most buildings are currently inhabited and owned by private individuals, although along the two main streets and around the town square they are mainly outside in business use. Locations of special interest include the Kirsti house, which is a seaman's house from the 18th and 19th centuries, and the Marela house, which is a shipowner's house dating to the 18th century but wi...
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  • 7. Moomin World Naantali
    The Moomins are the central characters in a series of books and a comic strip by Swedish-speaking Finnish illustrator Tove Jansson, originally published in Swedish by Schildts in Finland. They are a family of white, round fairy tale characters with large snouts that make them resemble hippopotamuses. The carefree and adventurous family live in their house in Moominvalley, though in the past, their temporary residences have included a lighthouse and a theatre. They have had many adventures along with their various friends. In all, nine books were released in the series, together with five picture books and a comic strip being released between 1945 and 1993. The Moomins have since been the basis for numerous television series, films and even a theme park called Moomin World in Naantali, Finl...
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  • 8. Naantali Old Town Naantali
    Naantali is a town in south-western Finland, known as one of the most important tourist centres of the country. The municipality has a population of 19,168 , and is located in the region of Southwest Finland, 14 kilometres west of Turku. The town encompasses a land area of 311.50 square kilometres . Most of this area is located on the islands, but the majority of the population lives on the mainland. Most of the islands are covered with forest and farmland, while the mainland consists chiefly of residential areas.
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  • 9. Naantali Church Naantali
    Naantali is a town in south-western Finland, known as one of the most important tourist centres of the country. The municipality has a population of 19,168 , and is located in the region of Southwest Finland, 14 kilometres west of Turku. The town encompasses a land area of 311.50 square kilometres . Most of this area is located on the islands, but the majority of the population lives on the mainland. Most of the islands are covered with forest and farmland, while the mainland consists chiefly of residential areas.
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  • 10. Vaski Adventure Island Naantali
    Väski is an island off the coast of Naantali, next to Kailo island which houses the theme park Muumimaailma in the Turku archipelago of southern Finland. The island is a tourist spot and is organised as a location for adventure holidays. The MTV3 mini film Aarresaaren sankarit was filmed there in 2003.
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