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Nykarleby, or Uusikaarlepyy in Finnish, is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the OstrobothniaOstrobothnia is a region maakunta / landskap in Central Finland. It borders to the regions Central Ostrobothnia, Southern Ostrobothnia, and Satakunta. Historical Provinces For History, Geography and Culture see: Ostrobothnia Regional Council Main article: regionFinland is divided into 20 regions maakunta/landskap in Finnish/ Swedish). The regions are governed by Regional Councils, which serve as forums of cooperation for the municipalities of a region. Regions grouped by province Lapland Province Lapland Lappi/. The municipality is bilingual, with majority being SwedishFinland-Swedish is a variety of Swedish. Until 1863 Swedish, not Finnish, was the language of jurisdiction, administration and higher education in Finland. In 1892 Finnish and Swedish became official languages with equal status, and at Finland's independe and minority Finnish speakers.