Loviisa

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Loviisa
Loviisa – Lovisa
Town
Loviisan kaupunki
Lovisa stad
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Coat of arms of Loviisa
Coat of arms
Location of Loviisa in Finland
Location of Loviisa in Finland
Country  Finland
Region Eastern Uusimaa
Sub-region Loviisa sub-region
Charter 1745
Government
 • Town manager Olavi Kaleva
Area (2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 1,751.49 km2 (676.25 sq mi)
 • Land 819.57 km2 (316.44 sq mi)
 • Water 931.92 km2 (359.82 sq mi)
Area rank 54th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)[2]
 • Total 15,282
 • Rank 75th largest in Finland
 • Density 18.65/km2 (48.3/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 59.2% (official)
 • Swedish 38% (official)
 • Others 2.8%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 14.2%
 • 15 to 64 63%
 • 65 or older 22.8%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 07900
Area code(s) 019
Municipal tax rate[5] 19.75%
Website www.loviisa.fi

Loviisa (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈloviːsa]; Swedish: Lovisa Swedish pronunciation: [luvˈiːsa]) is a municipality and town of 15,282 inhabitants (31 March 2016)[2] on the southern coast of Finland. About 43 per cent of the population is Swedish-speaking.[3]

The municipality covers an area of 1,751.49 square kilometres (676.25 sq mi) of which 931.92 km2 (359.82 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 18.65 inhabitants per square kilometre (48.3/sq mi).

The neighboring municipalities of Liljendal, Pernå and Ruotsinpyhtää were consolidated with Loviisa on January 1, 2010.

Loviisa was founded in 1745, as a border fortress against Russia. Most of the fortifications have been preserved. It is named after Lovisa Ulrika, the Swedish Queen consort of Adolf Frederick of Sweden.

Loviisa is the site of two of Finland's nuclear reactors, two VVER units each of 488 MWe, at the Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant. The other operating reactors are at the Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant.

  • Loviisa church.jpg

    The Church of Loviisa

  • Loviisa Gavril Sergejev 1808.jpg

    The harbor of Loviisa in 1808 by Gavril Sergeyev

  • Loviisan linnoitus ungernin kärki.jpg

    Loviisa Fortress

Politics

Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Loviisa:

International relations

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Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland

Twin towns — Sister cities

Loviisa is twinned with:

References

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External links

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