Power plant · Finland
Loviisa Power Plant
Loviisa Power Plant is a nuclear power plant in Finland, with 992 MW of capacity, owned by Fortum.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Finland | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Uusimaa | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (commissioned) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1977 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1970 | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Fortum | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Fortum | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 992 MW (sum of operating units, Loviisa 1 G11 248 MW; Loviisa 1 G12 248 MW; Loviisa 2 G21 248 MW; Loviisa 2 G22 248 MW) | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1,014 MW | Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 4 units | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Nuclear | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 Wikidata · record · CC0 1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 44W-T-YV-000000A | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| EIC code | 44W-T-YV-0000018 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 60.3720, 26.3470 | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
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4 records in 3 sources describe Loviisa; this page joins their facts, each with its own source. Links to any of the records lead here. How records are matched.
| Name in the source | Identifier | Source | Matched on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loviisa | asset:eic:44W-T-YV-000000A | JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN) | — |
| Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant | asset:wikidata:Q1061884 | Wikidata | Same name, coordinates and capacity |
| Loviisa Y1 | asset:opsd:44W-T-YV-000000A | Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe) | Same ENTSO-E EIC code |
| Loviisa Y2 | asset:opsd:44W-T-YV-0000018 | Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe) | Same ENTSO-E EIC code |
How it compares
Loviisa is the 2nd-largest of 84 power plants in Finland by capacity; its 992 MW is 6.2% of the 16,124 MW we hold for Finland. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 2nd of 84 | 16,124 MW | 6.2% |
| All power plants in our data | 506th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 4 data centers and 2 CO2 emitters (958,652 tCO2e), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 5, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borealis Polymers Oy:n tuotantolaitokset | CO2 emitter | 533,545 tCO2e | — | 39 km |
| Kilpilahden voimalaitos | CO2 emitter | 425,107 tCO2e | — | 39 km |
| Google data center, Hamina | Data center | — | — | 46 km |
| Data center | — | — | 46 km | |
| Google data center, Hamina | Data center | — | — | 46 km |
Owner, operator and place
More from Fortum
- Inkoo power plant695 MW
- Meri-Pori power plant565 MW
- Suomenoja power plant354 MW
- Trängslet Dam330 MW
- Krångede Hydroelectric Power Station250 MW
- Imatrankoski power station192 MW
- Pyhäkoski power plant149 MW
- Höljes Hydroelectric Power Station128 MW
Other power plants in Finland
- Olkiluoto3,360 MW
- Inkoo695 MW
- Meri-Pori565 MW
- Vuosaari480 MW
- Naantali471 MW
- Kristiina450 MW
- Vaskiluoto383 MW
- Suomenoja power plant354 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- European Commission, Union Registry. EU Union Registry public data, CC BY 4.0.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe). Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe), Restricted.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- Wikidata. Wikidata, CC0 1.0.