Kalanti ( sv, Kaland, officially ''Uusikirkko Tl'' during 1915–1936) is a former municipality in

Southwest Finland Southwest Finland, calqued as Finland Proper ( fi, Varsinais-Suomi ; sv, Egentliga Finland), is a region in the southwest of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, Pirkanmaa, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Uusimaa, and Åland. The reg ...

region,

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

. Kalanti is first mentioned in historical sources 1316. It was merged with

Uusikaupunki Uusikaupunki (; sv, Nystad, ) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southwest Finland region, northwest of Turku and south of Pori. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is inland wate ...

in 1993. In 1756, a religious revival that had a strong impact on the Southwest Finland began in Kalanti, when

Lisa Eriksdotter Elisabeth "Lisa" Eriksdotter (15 October 1733 in Kalanti - year of death unknown), was a Finnish preacher of the '. Her religious visions and ecstasy contributed to the Awakening (Finnish religious movement), religious awakening movement in Finland ...

experienced a religious epiphany.

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Populated places disestablished in 1993 Former municipalities of Finland Uusikaupunki {{WesternFinland-geo-stub