Loviisa
Founded in 1745 as a border fortress against Russia, Loviisa is a compact bilingual town on Finland's southern coast, east of Helsinki, where much of the original fortification survives. The town sits amid an archipelago landscape with a café and restaurant scene that punches above its size, and the wider municipality is largely water. King Adolf Frederick renamed it after his wife Lovisa Ulrika following a visit in 1752, replacing the original name Degerby.
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- Population14,362
- Nearest water from center 0.5 km0.3 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 0.9 km0.6 mi
Nearest airports
Nearest train stations
Loviisa: quick answers
Where is Loviisa?
Loviisa is in Helsinki-Uusimaa, Finland, about 66 km41 miles in a straight line from Lahti.
How do you get to Loviisa?
The nearest airport is Helsinki (Vantaa) (HEL), about 1 hr 1 min away by road. The nearest train station is Porvoo, about 32 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Loviisa?
The warmest month is July, averaging 18°C64°F across day and night; the coolest is February, at -5°C22°F. The wettest month is June, with about 72 mm2.8 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Loviisa?
OpenStreetMap lists 6 museums, 20 restaurants, 9 cafés and 4 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.