co-host of the 1982 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women. Notable people Aimo Cajander, Prime Minister of Finland (1922, 1924, 1937–39) Bernhard Henrik Crusell, virtuoso clarinetist and composer Robert Wilhelm Ekman, painter Anna Eriksson, singer Joni Haverinen (born 1987), ice hockey player Gordon Herbert, basketball coach and former player Eetu Koski (born 1992), ice hockey player Awak Kuier (born 2001), basketball player Jarmo Kuusisto (born 1961), ice hockey player Gerald Lee Sr., former basketball player Gerald Lee Jr., basketball player Aleksi Lehtonen, Archbishop of Finland (1945–1951) Johan Jakob Nervander, physicist, meteorologist and poet (1805–1848) Ilmari Saarelainen, actor Martti Simojoki, Archbishop of Finland (1964–78) Kari Takko (born 1962), ice hockey goaltender International relations Twin towns – sister cities Uusikaupunki is twinned with: Antsla, Estonia Haderslev, Denmark Veliky Novgorod, Novgorod Oblast, Russia Sandefjord, Norway Szentendre, Hungary Varberg, Sweden See also Kalanti References External links Town of Uusikaupunki – Official site Cities and towns in Finland Populated coastal places in Finland Grand Duchy of Finland Populated places established in 1617 1617 establishments in Sweden