Editing Nykarleby (section)

{{short description|Town in Ostrobothnia, Finland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Nykarleby
| official_name = {{lang|sv|Nykarleby stad}}<br />{{lang|fi|Uudenkaarlepyyn kaupunki}}
| native_name = {{lang|sv|Nykarleby}} – {{lang|fi|Uusikaarlepyy}}
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Nykarleby kyrka.jpg
| image_caption = The [[St. Birgitta Church]] in Nykarleby
| image_shield = Uusikaarlepyy.vaakuna.svg
| shield_size = 120x80px
| image_map = Uusikaarlepyy sijainti Suomi.svg
| map_caption = Location of Nykarleby in Finland
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{flag|Finland}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Finland|Region]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Ostrobothnia (administrative region)|Ostrobothnia]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Sub-regions of Finland|Sub-region]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jakobstad sub-region|Jakobstad]]
| leader_title = [[Town manager]]
| leader_name = Thomas Björk
| established_title = [[Charter]]
| established_date = 1620
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|timezone = [[Eastern European Time|EET]]
|utc_offset = +02:00
|timezone_DST = [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
|utc_offset_DST = +03:00
| website = {{URL|https://www.nykarleby.fi/}}
}}
[[File:NyCarleby - Johan Knutson - Finland framställdt i teckningar - 110.jpg|thumb|Illustration in [[Finland framstäldt i teckningar]] edited by [[Zacharias Topelius]] and published 1845-1852.]]

'''Nykarleby''' ({{IPA|sv-FI|nyˈkɑːrleˌbyː|lang}}; {{langx|fi|Uusikaarlepyy}}, {{IPA|fi|ˈuːsiˌkɑːrlepyː|lang}}) is a [[town]] in [[Finland]], located on the west coast of the country. The town is situated in [[Ostrobothnia (administrative region)|Ostrobothnia]], along the [[Gulf of Bothnia]]. The population is approximately {{formatnum:{{#expr:{{Data Finland municipality/population count|Nykarleby}}round -3}}}}, while the [[Jakobstad sub-region|sub-region]] has a population of approximately {{formatnum: {{#expr: {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Nykarleby}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Larsmo}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Pedersöre}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Jakobstad}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Nykarleby}}round -3}}}}. It is the {{ordinal|{{Data Finland municipality/population count sequence|Nykarleby}}}} most populous [[Municipalities of Finland|municipality]] in Finland.

Nykarleby is a [[bilingual]] municipality with [[Finnish language|Finnish]] and [[Swedish language|Swedish]] as its official languages. The population consists of {{Formatnum: {{pct|{{Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish|Nykarleby}}|{{Data Finland municipality/native language total|Nykarleby}}|0}}}} Finnish speakers, {{Formatnum: {{pct|{{Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish|Nykarleby}}|{{Data Finland municipality/native language total|Nykarleby}}|0}}}} Swedish speakers, and {{Formatnum: {{pct|{{Data Finland municipality/native language other|Nykarleby}}|{{Data Finland municipality/native language total|Nykarleby}}|0}}}} 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 (village)|Jeppo]], KWH Mirka, a coated abrasives manufacturer.<ref name="uusikaarlepyyfi">{{Cite web |url=http://www.uusikaarlepyy.fi/fi/1894 |title=Nykarleby :: Historiikki<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=24 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070907180113/http://www.uusikaarlepyy.fi/fi/1894 |archive-date=7 September 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A Swedish-speaking art school (''{{lang|sv|Svenska Konstskolan}}'') is located in Nykarleby town.