Raahe

Raahe (Swedish: Brahestad) is a town in Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland.

Raahe
Raahe
Brahestad
Town
Raahen kaupunki
Brahestads stad
Raahe Church and statue of Per Brahe
Raahe Church and statue of Per Brahe
Coat of arms of Raahe
Coat of arms
Location of Raahe in Finland
Location of Raahe in Finland
Coordinates: 64°41′N 024°28′E / 64.683°N 24.467°E / 64.683; 24.467
Country Finland
RegionNorth Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionRaahe
Charter1649
Named forPer Brahe the Younger
Government
 • City managerLeena Mikkola-Riekkinen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,889.00 km2 (729.35 sq mi)
 • Land528.49 km2 (204.05 sq mi)
 • Water870.77 km2 (336.21 sq mi)
 • Rank77th largest in Finland
Population
 (2019-01-31)[2]
 • Total24,803
 • Rank42nd largest in Finland
 • Density46.93/km2 (121.5/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish98.5% (official)
 • Swedish0.1%
 • Others1.4%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1418.1%
 • 15 to 6456%
 • 65 or older25.9%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]21.25%
Websitewww.raahe.fi/en

Raahe (Swedish: Brahestad) is a town in Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland.

It was founded by Swedish statesman and Governor General of Finland Count Per Brahe the Younger.

Neighbouring municipalities are Haapavesi, Oulainen, Pyhäjoki, Siikajoki and Siikalatva. As of 28 February 2023, at least 24,000 people lived there.

Location
Raahe Church and statue of Per Brahe

Three municipalities have been merged with Raahe: Saloinen in 1973, Pattijoki in 2003 and Vihanti in 2013.

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  1. ↑ "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Tammikuu 2019" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. ↑ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003-2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.

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