Raahe
Raahe
Brahestad | |
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Town | |
| Raahen kaupunki Brahestads stad | |
 Raahe Church and statue of Per Brahe | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Raahe in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 64°41′N 024°28′E / 64.683°N 24.467°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | North Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Raahe |
| Charter | 1649 |
| Named for | Per Brahe the Younger |
| Government | |
| • City manager | Leena Mikkola-Riekkinen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,889.00 km2 (729.35 sq mi) |
| • Land | 528.49 km2 (204.05 sq mi) |
| • Water | 870.77 km2 (336.21 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 77th largest in Finland |
| Population (2019-01-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 24,803 |
| • Rank | 42nd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 46.93/km2 (121.5/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.5% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 1.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 18.1% |
| • 15 to 64 | 56% |
| • 65 or older | 25.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21.25% |
| Website | www |
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.
Three municipalities have been merged with Raahe: Saloinen in 1973, Pattijoki in 2003 and Vihanti in 2013.
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- Town of Raahe – Official website (in Finnish)
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- ↑ "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ↑ "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Tammikuu 2019" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
