Nykarleby (Finnish: Uusikaarlepyy) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The municipality is bilingual, with the majority speaking Swedish (89% ) and the minority Finnish (8%).

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, KWH Mirka, a coated abrasives manufacturer. A Swedish-speaking art school (Svenska Konstskolan) is located in Nykarleby town.

Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Nykarleby:

The town is located at the mouth of the Lapua river. The name of the place was Lapuan Joensuu or "mouth of Lapua river". The municipality was founded in 1607 by merging parts of Pedersöre and Vörå into a new parish. In 1620, the small village of Lepua was chartered as a city, with the Swedish name Nykarleby, which means "New Karleby", and the Finnish name is a Finnicized version of the same. The town was chartered in the same year as the nearby city of Kokkola, or in Swedish, Gamlakarleby (later, Karleby).

Leonid Aleksandrovich "Leo" Komarov (Russian: Леонид Александрович Комаров; born January 23, 1987 in Narva, Estonia) is a Finnish ice hockey player. He holds dual nationality from Finland and Russia. He currently plays for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

He was chosen in the 6th Round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, 180th overall, by the Toronto Maple Leafs.

After playing in different junior teams, he started his career in the SM-liiga with Ässät. After winning a silver medal with Ässät in 2006, he moved to Pelicans. During the 2009-2010 season Komarov began to play with HC Dynamo Moscow.

In May of 2012, Komarov agreed to terms with the Toronto Maple Leafs which would see him return to North America for the 2012-2013 season. The reported value of his contract is 1.2 million dollars, including bonuses. Komarov will play for either the Leafs or their AHL affiliate the Toronto Marlies.

Komarov was captain of Team Finland at the 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Sweden. Komarov was winning the second gold medal for Finland in 2011 IIHF World Championships in Slovakia.