Loviisa

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official_name = Loviisa
native_name = Loviisan kaupunki - Lovisa stad
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subdivision_name = Finland
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = Southern Finland
subdivision_type2 = Region
subdivision_name2 = Eastern Uusimaa
leader_title = City Manager
leader_name = Olavi Kaleva
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established_title = Incorporated (city)
established_date = 1745
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population_total = 7,416
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timezone = Helsinki, Riga, Tallinn
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area_code =019
website = http://www.loviisa.fi
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Loviisa (IPA2|ˈloviːsa) in Finnish or Lovisa in Swedish 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.

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 one of Finland's two nuclear power stations, the other being at Olkiluoto. The Lovisa nuclear power plant consists of two VVER units, each of 488 MWe.

Twin towns

*Haapsalu, Estonia
*Hillerød, Denmark
*Horten, Norway
*Karlskrona, Sweden
*Ólafsfjörður, Iceland
*Paks, Hungary

External links

* [http://www.loviisa.fi/index.php?sid=16024&id=eng Loviisa] - Official website
* [http://www.peace-forum.info Loviisa Peace-Forum]