Southwest Finland, Finland · Europe
Uusikaupunki sits on the route: 20 minutes from Pyhäranta, 37km from Old Rauma.
Uusikaupunki is a town located in Southwest Finland, Finland. With a population of 14,750, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Uusikaupunki sits in Finland, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Helsinki time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Uusikaupunki to your route.
Uusikaupunki (Finnish: [ˈuːsiˌkɑu̯puŋki] ; Swedish: Nystad, Finland Swedish: [nyːstɑːd]; also known as Vasaborg) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southwest Finland region, 71 kilometres (44 mi) northwest of Turku and 97 kilometres (60 mi) south of Pori. The municipality has a population ofRead more
14,783 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 551.65 square kilometres (212.99 sq mi) of which 49.04 km2 (18.93 sq mi) is inland water. The population density is 29.38 inhabitants per square kilometre (76.1/sq mi).
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 (roughly translated from Finnish as "rich in fish"). 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.
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Uusikaupunki is located in Southwest Finland, Finland, Europe. The coordinates are 60.8004 latitude, 21.4084 longitude.
Uusikaupunki has a population of approximately 14,750 people, making it a town in Finland.
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Full driving guide for Finland1 notable place within an hour's drive.
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UNESCO-listed wooden old town of some 600 pastel houses on a medieval street plan: the largest preserved wooden town in the Nordics, still lived in and famous for bobbin lace. Cobbled lanes, low doorways and quiet courtyard cafés.
37 km · about 45 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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