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Uusimaa is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland , Tavastia Proper , Päijänne Tavastia , and Kymenlaakso. Finland’s capital and largest city, Helsinki, along with the surrounding Greater Helsinki area, are both contained in the region, which makes Uusimaa Finland's most populous region. The population of Uusimaa is 1,638,469.
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  • 1. Ainola - The Home of Aino and Jean Sibelius Jarvenpaa
    Ainola, meaning Aino's place, was the home of the composer Jean Sibelius, his wife Aino and their family from the autumn of 1904 until 1972. It stands on the scenic shores of Lake Tuusulanjärvi in Järvenpää, 38 kilometers north of Helsinki, the Finnish capital. It was designed by the famous architect Lars Sonck. The only requests Sibelius had for Sonck were to include both a lakefront view and a green fireplace in the dining room. Water pipes were never installed until after Sibelius died because he did not want the distraction while he was there composing. Its distance from the hustle and bustle of the nation's capital gave the composer the peace that he needed for his creative endeavours. Erik W. Tawaststjerna writes that when Sibelius first left Helsinki, Järvenpää was to a large...
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  • 3. Seurasaari Island and Open-Air Museum Helsinki
    Seurasaari is an island and a district in Helsinki, Finland, known mostly as the location of the Seurasaari Open-Air Museum, which consists of old, mainly wooden buildings transplanted from elsewhere in Finland and placed in the dense forest landscape of the island. Every summer, many Helsinkians come to Seurasaari to enjoy the rural, peaceful outdoor atmosphere. Despite the visitors, the island has a variety of wildlife, especially birds, but also red squirrels and hares. The height of the island's popularity is at Midsummer, when a huge bonfire is built on a small isle just off the island's coast, and ignited by a newlywed couple. Thousands of people, both tourists and Helsinkians, watch the burning of the bonfire from both Seurasaari itself and from boats anchored near it. Seurasaari al...
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  • 5. Castle Hill Porvoo
    Vyborg Castle is a Swedish-built medieval fortress around which the town of Vyborg evolved. The first record of the castle dates back to 1293. Currently it serves as a museum.
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  • 6. Tuusula Church Tuusula
    Tuusula is a municipality of Finland. It belongs to the Helsinki sub-region of the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 38,736 .
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  • 9. Mannerheim Museum Helsinki
    Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim was a Finnish military leader and statesman. Mannerheim served as the military leader of the Whites in the Finnish Civil War, Regent of Finland , commander-in-chief of Finland's defence forces during World War II, Marshal of Finland, and the sixth president of Finland . Mannerheim made a career in the Imperial Russian Army, rising to the rank of lieutenant general. He also had a prominent place in the ceremonies for Tsar Nicholas II's coronation and later had several private meetings with the Russian Tsar. After the Bolshevik revolution, Finland declared its independence but was soon embroiled in civil war between the pro-Bolshevik Reds and the Whites, who were the troops of the Senate of Finland, supported by troops of the German Empire. Mannerheim was ap...
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  • 10. The Aalto House Helsinki
    Kulttuuritalo is a building in Alppila, Helsinki, Finland. The building was designed by Alvar Aalto, and is considered to be one of his main works.
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  • 11. Urho Kekkonen Museum Tamminiemi Helsinki
    Urho Kaleva Kekkonen was a Finnish politician who served as the eighth and longest-serving President of Finland . He ruled over Finland for nearly 26 years, and held a questionably large amount of power; he is often classified as an autocrat. Regardless, he remains a popular, respected and recognizable figure. Previously, he had served as Prime Minister of Finland , Minister of Foreign Affairs , Speaker of the Finnish Parliament and Minister of Justice . As president, Kekkonen continued the active neutrality policy of his predecessor President Juho Kusti Paasikivi, a doctrine that came to be known as the Paasikivi–Kekkonen line, under which Finland retained its independence while maintaining good relations and extensive trade with members of both NATO and the Warsaw Pact. He hosted the C...
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