is also home to the Hurrikaani Loimaa volleyball club, regularly qualifies for international competitions such as CLvolleyM and SM-league. Religion The most popular religion among the inhabitants is the Evangelical Lutheranism: 4/5 of the local population is a member of the Loimaa Congregation, this has existed since 1420's. In total there are six lutheran churches scattered around the municipality's area. The following Christian revival movements inside Lutheranism are represented in Loimaa: Forssa-Loimaan Rauhanyhdistys (Conservative Laestadianism): based in Loimaa. The Lutheran Evangelical Association of Finland (evangelical movement) Hyvän Paimenen luterilainen seurakunta (Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland): founded in Loimaa in 2016. Other Christian denominations are Pentecostalists who are represented by a local association (Finnish Elävät Virrat ry) since 2018. The Evangelical Free Church of Finland has an office in Loimaa, although it's managed from Forssa. Inside the Finnish Orthodox Church Loimaa belongs to the congregation of Turku and an Orthodox mass is held regularly in Loimaa. Apart from Christian denominations, Loimaa also hosts a Kingdom Hall of the Jehovah's Witnesses. There's also a Buddhist meditation center (Mahayana and Vajrayana) ran by the Buddhist Dharma Center in its Tibet Art Center, which has bee a registered as a religious association since 1998. Notable people Alpo Jaakola Aimo Koivunen Reino Kuuskoski Nicolaus Rungius Olavi Ala-Nissilä Mauno Kurppa Arto Savonen Mato Valtonen International relations Twin towns — sister cities Loimaa is twinned with the following towns. Uddevalla, Sweden Skien, Norway Jõhvi, Estonia Staraya Russa, Russia Mosfellsbær, Iceland Thisted Municipality, Denmark Loimaa, Skien, Uddevalla, Thisted and Mostfellsbær form the oldest Nordic network of twin towns, which is still active. References External links Town of Loimaa – Official website Cities and towns in Finland Populated places established in 1921