Boys on the Wharf
Three barefoot boys fishing off the wharf in Loviisa, Finland in the late 1800s. A windmill and the church can be seen in the distance. Russian flags fly in the breeze, as Finland was part of the Russia Empire at the time.
Founded in 1745 as Degerby, the town was renamed Lovisa in 1752 by King Adolf Frederik (Sweden) after his wife Queen Louisa (Lovisa in Swedish) Ulrika. The name was later Finnishized to ‘Loviisa’.
Located in the Uusimaa region, east of Helsinki, Loviisa’s location on the coast makes it a picturesque destination with access to the archipelago and the Gulf of Finland. It has been home to the Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant since the 1970s.
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Photo Information
Original photo courtesy of the Finnish Heritage Agency
Photographer: Georg Öhman
Year: 1881-1897
Link to original photo here
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