{"id":32361,"date":"2025-03-18T18:57:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T16:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.teehelmi.fi\/history-of-loviisan-kappeli\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T13:58:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T10:58:40","slug":"history-of-loviisan-kappeli","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.teehelmi.fi\/en\/loviisan-kappeli\/history-of-loviisan-kappeli\/","title":{"rendered":"History of Loviisan Kappeli"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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History of Loviisan Kappeli<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Kappeli and Loviisa\u2019s spa era<\/h2>

Built to its full splendour during the reign of Alexander III, Kappeli served guests of the Loviisa Spa. Its open veranda offered a place to relax over punch and mineral waters, while visitors strolled through the beautiful park. <\/p>

The park and its fountains are remnants of the planned Loviisa fortress, intended to form Finland\u2019s easternmost defences after Hamina was ceded to Russia in the Treaty of Turku. Earthworks remain in the park, and the present pond was part of the moat. Other surviving parts of the fortifications include the Ungern and Rosen bastions, the Svartholma sea fortress, the barracks and the Commandant\u2019s House next to Kappeli, which now houses the Loviisa Museum. <\/p>

Like the town itself, Kappeli enjoyed its heyday in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Visitors from Germany and Russia, among other countries, came to the Loviisa Spa and stayed in local homes. They enjoyed spa treatments during the day and dined, drank and celebrated at Kappeli in the evenings. The name Kappeli is thought to derive from the Swedish word kapellet, meaning a band or musical ensemble. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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