Uusikaarlepyy (Finland)
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- Willman, G. Kulturellt utbud och kulturvanor i Nykarleby, 1979:t.p. (Nykarleby)
- BGN 8/31/83(Nykarleby (Swedish form); Uusikaarlepyy (Finnish form), ppl, 63p0s32ʹN, 22p0s32ʹE; variants: Usikarlepyu, Nyukarlebyu)
- Munsalaradikalismen, 1992:p. 332 (Munsala was an independent commune until 1972, when it was incorporated into the town of Nykarleby)
Nykarleby (Finland Swedish: [nyˈkɑːrleˌbyː]; Finnish: Uusikaarlepyy, Finnish: [ˈuːsiˌkɑːrleˌpyː]) is a town in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Kronoby is situated in Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Nykarleby is approximately 7,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 50,000. It is the 127th most populous municipality in Finland. Nykarleby is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of 7% Finnish speakers, 84% Swedish speakers, and 10% speakers of other languages. The largest employers in the town are Prevex (member of KWH Group), a packaging and piping products manufacturer, Westwood, which manufactures wooden staircases, and in the village of Jeppo, KWH Mirka, a coated abrasives manufacturer. A Swedish-speaking art school (Svenska Konstskolan) is located in Nykarleby town.
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