Ruotsinpyhtää (; sv, Strömfors) is a former municipality of

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. Ruotsinpyhtää,

Pernå Pernå (, Sweden ; fi, Pernaja) is a former municipality of Finland. Pernå is located in the province of Southern Finland and was part of the Eastern Uusimaa region. The municipality had a population of 3,961 (31 December 2009) and covered an ...

and

Liljendal Liljendal is a former municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and was part of the Eastern Uusimaa region. The municipality had a population of 1,472 (31 December 2009) and covered an area of of which is water. ...

were consolidated to

Loviisa Loviisa (; sv, Lovisa ; formerly Degerby) is a municipality and town of inhabitants () on the southern coast of Finland. It is located from Helsinki and from Porvoo. About 43 per cent of the population is Swedish-speaking. The municipality co ...

on January 1, 2010. It is located in the

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and was part of the

Eastern Uusimaa Eastern Uusimaa or, officially, Itä-Uusimaa ( fi, Itä-Uusimaa; sv, Östra Nyland; literally "Eastern New Land") was one of the 19 regions of Finland, until it consolidated with the region of Uusimaa on January 1, 2011. It bordered the region ...

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(now

Uusimaa Uusimaa (; sv, Nyland, ; both lit. 'new land') is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme), and Kymenlaakso. Finland's capital and largest city, He ...

). The municipality had a population of 2,893 (December 31, 2009) and covered an area of of which is water. The population density was . The municipality was

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, with majority being

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and minority

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speakers.

History

The area of Ruotsinpyhtää was originally part of

Pyhtää Pyhtää ( sv, Pyttis) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Kymenlaakso region, west of the city of Kotka. Overview The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Th ...

. After the

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in 1743 the border between

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and

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was drawn on the

Ahvenkoski Ahvenkoski ( sv, Abborfors) is a historical site in the Kymenlaakso region, Finland, located by the westernmost branch of the river Kymijoki. It consists of the Vähä-Ahvenkoski (Swedish: ''Lillabborfors'') village in Loviisa and the Ahvenkoski ...

rapid, dividing Pyhtää between the two states. Due to this the western side became known as Ruotsinpyhtää (Swedish Pyhtää). In 1744 Jakob Forsell (later af Forselles) and Anders Nohrström bought the local ironworks, which was renamed Strömfors after their surnames. In 1817 Strömfors became the official Swedish name for the municipality. The Ruotsinpyhtää church was built in 1771 from wood. The church was renovated in 1898 to its current

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People born in Ruotsinpyhtää

Carl Axel Gottlund Carl Axel Gottlund (24 February 1796 in Ruotsinpyhtää – 20 April 1875 in Helsinki) was a Finland, Finnish explorer, collector of folklore, historian, cultural politician, linguist, philologist, translator, writer, publisher and lecturer of Fin ...

(1796–1875) * Gustaf Mickels (1879–1949) * Henrik Kullberg (1891–1953) * Sylvi Siltanen (1909–1986) *

Pamela Tola Pamela Tola (born 15 October 1981) is a Finnish actress and director. Tola was born in Ruotsinpyhtää, Finland. She has appeared on television since 2003. She appeared in the 2005 film ''Paha maa'' (Frozen Land), and starred as the main charact ...

(1981–) * Toni Lindberg (1985–)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ruotsinpyhtaa Populated coastal places in Finland Former municipalities of Finland Loviisa Populated places established in 1743 Populated places disestablished in 2010 1743 establishments in Sweden