Loviisa
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| Loviisan kaupunki - Lovisa stad | |||||
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| Founded | 1745 | ||||
| Province | Southern Finland | ||||
| Region | Eastern Uusimaa | ||||
| Sub-region | Loviisa | ||||
| Area - Of which land - Rank | 44.47 km² 44.45 km² ranked 437th | ||||
| Population - Density - Change - Rank | 7,417 (2004) 166.9 inh./km² + 0.6% ranked 152nd | ||||
| Urbanisation | 98.5% | ||||
| Unemployment | 12.6% | ||||
| Official languages | Finnish, Swedish | ||||
| City Manager | Olavi Kaleva | ||||
| Home page | [http://www.loviisa.fi] | ||||
Loviisa (IPA: [ˈloviːsa], Swedish: Lovisa) is a municipality and town of 7,417 inhabitants (2004-12-31) on the Southern coast of Finland. About 40% of the population is Swedish-speaking.
The municipality encompasses 44.47 km² (excluding sea) of which 0.02 km² is inland water. Population density is 166.86 inhabitants/km².
Lovisa 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.
Two of the four operating nuclear power plants in Finland are located in Loviisa.
Twin towns
External links
- [Loviisa] - Official site
| Municipalities of Eastern Uusimaa |
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| Askola | Lapinjärvi | Liljendal | Loviisa | Myrskylä | Pernå | Porvoo | Pukkila | Ruotsinpyhtää | Sipoo | ||
| Eastern Uusimaa | Southern Finland | Finland |
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