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 {{Infobox Finnish Municipality/population densityLoviisa.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.PoliticsResults of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Loviisa:Swedish People's Party 36.1%Social Democratic Party 18.7%True Finns 15.3%National Coalition Party 13.1%Left Alliance 6.1%Green League 4.1%Centre Party 3,8%Christian Democrats 1.4%