Thank you for celebrating Uusimaa Day with us on 21 May

Uusimaa Day is celebrated every year in May. We invite everyone in Uusimaa to enjoy culture, meet people and explore nearby nature together.

We want to hear your thoughts, experiences and suggestions for improvement so we can make the event even better next year.

Uusimaa Day is celebrated annually in May. Check out the newsletter and materials or ask us for more information.

Uusimaa Day can also be seen and heard on social media: on our social media channels, and under the hashtags #uusimaaday #uusimaapäivä.

Uusimaa Day at home

This year, the Uusimaa Spring Day Celebration was taken place in Loviisa. A recording of the celebration broadcast can be viewed on Yle Areena.

On Uusimaa Day, we head out into the nearby nature to spot the regional flowers, animals and signs of spring.

Let us meet, enjoy each other’s company with a cup of something warm to make us feel good on Uusimaa Day.

Uusimaa Day in day care centres and libraries

On Uusimaa Day, we head out into the nearby nature to spot the regional flowers, animals and signs of spring.

Libraries invite you to explore Uusimaa and discover literature and culture inspired by the region.

Create wood anemones with children at day care, school or the library.

Uusimaa Day in schools and educational institutions

On Uusimaa Day, we dive into the world of memes and create our own Uusimaa-themed memes.

Can you place the municipalities of Uusimaa on the map? And which familiar animal is our regional mammal?

Uusimaa Day at workplaces

Treat health and social care clients to a warm drink and celebrate spring and Uusimaa Day together.

Facts about Uusimaa offer plenty of conversation starters for the coffee break.

Have a warm drink and celebrate spring and Uusimaa Day. We invite municipalities, associations, parishes and businesses across Uusimaa to join in.

WHAT IS UUSIMAA DAY?

Info about Uusimaa Day

Uusimaa Day is celebrated annually in May. We invite all Uusimaa residents to enjoy culture, meetings and local nature together.

Helsinki-Uusimaa Region in Figures

municipalities

1.8

million inhabitants

56%

of Finnish foreign speakers

119

libraries

national parks

120

cinemas

For more information, please contact:

Katriina Rosavaara

Senior Adviser

+358 40 562 2314

katriina.rosavaara@uudenmaanliitto.fi

Culture and creative industry, Helsinki-Uusimaa Culture Forum, Uusimaa Day

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21.4.2026

Folk music and a festive spring feel with BFP at Uusimaa Day in Loviisa on 21 May

For the third year in a row, Uusimaa Day invites people across Uusimaa to enjoy culture, time together and nature. This year, the main celebration takes place in Loviisa on Thursday 21 May.