In the mood for charming Loviisa

For those who love picturesque blocks of wooden houses, Loviisa is a treasure. Give it time. Walk around the city blocks. Admire the gardens and feel the old-time atmosphere.

Start your Loviisa tour, for example, at the Loviisa City Museum, founded in 1904, which operates in a building built in 1755 as the Commandant’s House. In summer, the Commandant’s House garden is quite the experience. Old, useful and ornamental plants grow there in the spirit of the 1700s and 1800s. The people of Loviisa are proud of their gardens, and you can get to know them every year at the Loviisa Open Gardens and Loviisa Old Houses events.

Take a look at the enchanting Kappelinpuisto park, walk around the historic Ehrensvärdin path and explore the Loviisa fortification located in Garrison’s fort park at the bottom of the Loviisa bay, where the Loviisa River flows into the sea.

The Loviisa church is a majestic sight and a good landmark from which to explore, for example, the Myllyharju - a favourite outdoor area for Loviisa residents. The 1.7 km route offers a view of the sea over idyllic blocks of wooden houses. Test your fitness on the steps of the Harju, admire the rhododendrons or climb up to the most beautiful observation tower in Finland. The red art nouveau-style Kukkukivi observation tower, more than a hundred years old and made of bent metal, is guaranteed to be special. The perfect place to admire Loviisa Bay glistening in the sun.

When it starts to get cold, Loviisa offers you delicious taste experiences in many atmospheric cafes and restaurants in the middle of the wooden buildings. Stop by unique boutiques and tour Loviisa’s flea markets and galleries. When the last rays of the setting sun colour pink the idyllic blocks of wooden houses on the slopes of Myllyharju, you’ll already be looking forward to a new day in atmospheric Loviisa.