Raahe
Founded in 1649 by Count Per Brahe the Younger, Raahe is a coastal town on Finland's Gulf of Bothnia shore with one of the country's best-preserved 19th-century wooden town centres. Old Raahe survived — and was partly reshaped after — a devastating 1810 fire, emerging with a Renaissance-inspired grid plan and a distinctive central square, Pekkatori, with closed corners. The town is also strongly associated with the Rautaruukki steel mill and with Finnish rules baseball through its Pattijoki team.
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- Population23,566
- Nearest water from center 0.6 km0.4 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 1.7 km1.1 mi
Nearest airports
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Raahe: quick answers
Where is Raahe?
Raahe is in Finland, about 59 km37 miles in a straight line from Oulu.
How do you get to Raahe?
The nearest airport is Oulu / Oulunsalo (OUL), about 1 hr 10 min away by road. The nearest train station is Ruukki, about 31 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Raahe?
The warmest month is July, averaging 17°C62°F across day and night; the coolest is February, at -7°C19°F. The wettest month is July, with about 81 mm3.2 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Raahe?
OpenStreetMap lists 6 museums, 15 restaurants, 10 cafés and 10 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.