Uusikaupunki

Uusikaupunki [u ː ˌ si kɑu̯puŋki ] (Swedish: Nystad [ ny ː stɑ ː t], German literally means " new town" ) is a small town in Western Finland. It is located around 70 km north- west of Turku on the Gulf of Bothnia.

History

Uusikaupunki was founded in 1617 by the Swedish king Gustav II Adolf. 1721 here the peace of Nystad was signed, which ended the Northern War of the 21 years of the Great and subsequently Russia's ascension founded as a European superpower and the decline of Sweden as a hegemonic power.

Economy

Valmet Automotive (a subsidiary of Metso Ventures ) houses Uusikaupunki the only Finnish and at the same time northernmost car factory in the world. There are two models of the Porsche brand were mounted ( Boxster and Cayman) until 2011, which were shipped from the former second largest port in Finland from. From 1997 to 2011 a total of around 228 000 Porsche have been produced in Finland, according to Valmet. In addition, Valmet Automotive manufactures the top for the convertible version of the Mercedes -Benz E-Class. This area has expanded Valmet end of 2010 by the company, with the remaining production facilities in Osnabrück and Zary in Poland, over the roof business of the insolvent Osnabrück carmaker Karmann. From 2013 to 2016 a total of more than 100 000 vehicles of Mercedes -Benz A- Class will be made ​​. With a layer of the plant in Uusikaupunki has a capacity of 30 000 cars a year. The plant employs approximately 800 employees.

A special feature is the water supply. After the dry summer of 1955, the drinking water was scarce, a number of islands north of the city was connected by causeways. This created a separated from the Baltic Sea, 40 km ² large basin, which today contains about 0.16 km ³ of freshwater and the daily 7400 m³ of water are removed.

Culture

Since 1982, takes place annually in late July / early August, the so-called Crusell Week instead. This standing all about the wood wind music festival of international standing is -born composer Bernhard Henrik Crusell Uusikaupunki dedicated, who held an important position in Stockholm at the royal court.

Personalities

• Bernhard Henrik Crusell (1775-1838), composer, clarinetist
• Aimo Kaarlo Cajander (1879-1943), forest scientists, plant ecologists and politicians
• Mi Grönlund (born 1972 ), actress

Marketplace

Wooden houses in Uusikaupunki

Windmills on the Myllymäki, the Mill Hill