About the town » Ruotsinpyhtää, Loviisa, Uusimaa, Finland

Ruotsinpyhtää (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈruotsimˌpyhtæː]; Swedish: Strömfors) is a former municipality of Finland. Ruotsinpyhtää, Pernå and Liljendal were consolidated to Loviisa on January 1, 2010. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and was part of the Eastern Uusimaa region. The municipality had a population of 2,893 (December 31, 2009) and covered an area of 470.03 square kilometres (181.48 sq mi) of which 193.36 km2 (74.66 sq mi) is water. The population density was 10.46 inhabitants per square kilometre (27.1/sq mi). The municipality was bilingual, with majority being Finnish and minority Swedish speakers.