Raseborg
Raseborg
Raseborg – Raasepori | |
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Town | |
Raseborgs stad Raaseporin kaupunki | |
Castle of Raseborg | |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 14.5% |
• 15 to 64 | 58% |
• 65 or older | 27.6% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Climate | Dfb |
Website | www.raseborg.fi |
Raseborg (Finland Swedish: [ˈrɑːseˌborj]; Finnish: Raasepori, Finnish: [ˈrɑːseˌpori]) is a town in Finland, located in the southern coast of the country. Raseborg is situated in the western part of the Uusimaa region. The population of Raseborg is approximately 27,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 40,000. It is the 39th most populous municipality in Finland.
Raseborg was created on January 1, 2009, when the municipalities of
Raseborg covers an area of 2,354.24 square kilometres (908.98 sq mi) of which 1,206.47 km2 (465.82 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 23.67 inhabitants per square kilometre (61.3/sq mi).
Raseborg is a
as its official languages. The population consists of 31% Finnish speakers, 64% Swedish speakers, and 5% speakers of other languages.The
In February 2011, Raseborg Municipality entered into a "Friendship Co-operation Agreement" with Makana Municipality in South Africa. The project, which is to last three years, seeks to facilitate information sharing in the fields of economic development, arts and culture, women's development, youth development, and education.[10]
History
Raseborg as a municipal name is a new coinage, but the castle of Raseborg was first mentioned in 1378 as Rasaborge. It acted as the center of the Raseborg slottslän (Finnish: linnalääni) covering western Uusimaa and some parts of Finland Proper such as Kisko.
The area of the modern municipality had eight municipalities at its peak:
Politics
After the 2021 municipal election the municipal council of Raseborg became the following:[12]
Party | Share of vote (%) | Seats |
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Swedish People's Party | 49.2 | 23 |
Social Democrats | 27.6 | 12 |
Greens | 7.5 | 3 |
National Coalition Party | 5.9 | 2 |
Left | 4.6 | 2 |
Finns Party | 4 | 1 |
Culture
Sights
See also
References
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- YLE. 2007-06-19. Retrieved 2007-06-19.
- ^ Strömberg, Henrik (14 May 2008). "Raaseporin kaupungin uusi vaakuna" (PDF) (in Finnish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Vitsipporna blommar på Raseborgs vimplar". svenska.yle.fi (in Swedish). Yle. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Heraldiikan säännöt ja tyyli koetuksella Raaseporin vaakunassa". Etelän Uutiset (in Finnish). 21 May 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Finland Trip Feedback". Makana Municipality. Archived from the original on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
- ^ "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 367. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- ^ "Yle - Result service - Raasepori - Uudenmaan vaalipiiri - Municipal Elections 2021 - Yle.fi". vaalit.yle.fi. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
External links
- Media related to Raseborg at Wikimedia Commons
- Raseborg travel guide from Wikivoyage
- City of Raseborg – Official website (in Swedish and Finnish)
- Makana-Raseborg – blog documenting the progress of the friendship co-operation agreement