Loviisa Finland – On The Road Adventures

On the southern coast of Finland is the town of Loviisa, a town with about 15,000 inhabitants. About 43% are Swedish speaking.

Loviisa is known for its old wooden buildings spared from a big fire in 1855.

Riikka hiding in the window at the Fortress

The town library had a flood and a lot of the books had mold and mildew. Rather than toss the books out, the library took them and made a little house in the square. The little house is covered with all the books

Licorice seems to be quite a popular sweet in Finland. At the Loviisa outdoor market they seemed to have them in every flavor possible.

This church was built in 1863 – 1865 to replace a church that had burnt down.

In the 1740s a strong fortress was built to protect the new border with the Russian Empire.

Owners cute adopted dog from Russia in their shop in Loviisa. Could not get him to get off of his chair. They said he is part shar pei and part german shepherd.

Which way to the marina? All signs have both Finnish and Swedish.

3 thoughts on “Loviisa Finland”

Mervin says:

June 12, 2019 at 1:30 am

Terrific pictures keep taking them it’s very interesting
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  June 12, 2019 at 5:14 am
  
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Alice says:

June 13, 2019 at 12:22 pm

I am so enjoying your trip! Your pictures are great – love the house of old books. I’ve never been to Finland so very interesting. Looking forward to tomorrow’s

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