Loviisa

Loviisa
Loviisa – Lovisa
Town
Loviisan kaupunki
Lovisa stad

Coat of arms

Location of Loviisa in Finland
Coordinates: 60°27.5′N 026°14′E / 60.4583°N 26.233°E / 60.4583; 26.233Coordinates: 60°27.5′N 026°14′E / 60.4583°N 26.233°E / 60.4583; 26.233
Country  Finland
Region Eastern Uusimaa
Sub-region Loviisa sub-region
Charter 1745
Government
 • Town manager Olavi Kaleva
Area (2016-01-01)[1]
 • Total 819.76 km2 (316.51 sq mi)
 • Land 819.57 km2 (316.44 sq mi)
 • Water 931.92 km2 (359.82 sq mi)
Area rank 95th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)[2]
 • Total 15,282
 • Rank 76th 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%
Climate Dfb
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 819.76 square kilometres (316.51 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.

Politics

Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Loviisa:

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Loviisa is twinned with:

References

  1. 1 2 "Population density by area 1.1.2016". Statistics Finland. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  5. ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

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