What is "loviisa"

Loviisa (; ) is a municipality and town of inhabitants on the southern coast of Finland. About 43 per cent of the population is Swedish-speaking.

The municipality covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .

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.

Image:Loviisa church.jpg|The Church of Loviisa Image:Loviisa Gavril Sergejev 1808.jpg|The harbor of Loviisa in 1808 by Gavril Sergeyev Image:Loviisan linnoitus ungernin kärki.jpg|Loviisa Fortress