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Raisio

Coordinates: 60°29′09″N 22°10′09″E / 60.48583°N 22.16917°E / 60.48583; 22.16917
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This article is about the town in Finland. For the company, see Raisio Group.
Raisio
Reso
Town
Raision kaupunki
Reso stad
Market place in Raisio
Market place in Raisio
Flag of Raisio
Flag
Coat of arms of Raisio
Coat of arms
Location of Raisio in Finland
Location of Raisio in Finland
Coordinates: 60°29′09″N 22°10′09″E / 60.48583°N 22.16917°E / 60.48583; 22.16917
Country Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionTurku sub-region
Metropolitan areaTurku metropolitan area
First records1292
City rights1974
Government
 • Town managerAri Korhonen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total50.06 km2 (19.33 sq mi)
 • Land48.76 km2 (18.83 sq mi)
 • Water1.3 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
 • Rank306th largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-08-31)[2]
 • Total25,519
 • Rank40th largest in Finland
 • Density523.36/km2 (1,355.5/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish86.5% (official)
 • Swedish1.4%
 • Others12%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1415.6%
 • 15 to 6461.2%
 • 65 or older23.3%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfb
Websiteraisio.fi/en

Raisio (Finnish: [ˈrɑi̯sio]; Swedish: Reso) is a town in Finland, located in the Southwest Finland region. It lies north of the regional capital, Turku. The population of Raisio is approximately 26,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 350,000. It is the 40th most populous municipality in Finland, and the third largest municipality in the Southwest Finland region after Turku ja Kaarina.

The town of Raisio has a land area of 48.76 km2 (18.83 sq mi),[1] and has about 5 kilometres (3 mi) of coastline to the Bay of Raisio at its southern tip.

The coat of arms of Raisio is inspired by Martin of Tours, the patron saint of the medieval stone church of Raisio parish. The coat of arms was designed by Olof Eriksson and approved for use on 23 April 1954.[6]

History

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The oldest known written record of Raisio is from 1292, and there is strong evidence of Stone Age settlement in the area, but Raisio did not become a town until 1974. It was an agricultural area until the late 20th century. The success of the Raisio Group company transformed the town into an industrial centre and triggered a huge increase in population - during the 20th century the population of Raisio increased elevenfold. The town's existence was threatened by Turku city's plans to merge with Raisio. This changed after the Raisio Group became a successful company.

Name

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The name Raisio was originally given to the river Raisionjoki. The earliest form of the river's name is Raisajoki, which means "marsh/bog river", and etymological evidence for this can be found in the Estonian word raisnik, which means "mire". Another theory about the etymology of the name Raisio is that it comes from the word raiskio, meaning a forest damaged by poor forest management, as the Raisio landscape was altered by siltation and post-glacial uplift after the Ice Age.[7]

Politics

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Results of the 2019 Finnish parliamentary election in Raisio:[8]

Economy

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The town's location, with good transport links and close to the regional capital, has contributed greatly to its growth. Its main industries are services, food and chemical production. The largest employer in the town is the Raisio Group, a manufacturer of food, animal feed and health products.

Raisio is also home to the Mylly shopping centre, one of the largest in Scandinavia.

The town also has the third IKEA of Finland.

The biggest employers in Raisio:[9]

Employer Emplyees
Raision kaupunki (2023) 800
Raisiokeskus in total (2020) 500
Raisio Oyj (2020) 330
Ikea Raisio (2020) 190
Inhan Tehtaat Oy Ab (2021) 171
HIAB, Raisio (2020) 170
TYKS/Raisio hospital (2020) 150
Konepaja Häkkinen Oy (2021) 133
Kaukora Oy (2021) 127
Veho Oy ja Veho Group Oy (2020) 122
Bauhaus (2020) 100
TRP Group (2021) 99
Bunge Finland Oy (2021) 90
Tuulilasivarikko Oy (2021) 79
Varsinais-Suomen Auto-Center (2021) 74
Oy Martinex Ab (2021) 61
Raision Sähkö-insto Oy (2021) 60

Points of interest

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The town of Raisio has many cultural facilities, such as the Friisilä Handicraft Centre, which offers visitors an insight into traditional Finnish handicrafts. The Harkko Cultural Centre in the town centre includes an art museum, an archaeological museum and a theatre. The town library and the Ulpukka swimming centre are also worth a visit. Raisio is also home to Finland's largest secondary school, Vaisaaren yläkoulu.

Raisio railway station, located on the Turku-Uusikaupunki railway line, has been declared a built cultural environment of national significance by the Finnish Heritage Agency.[10]

Demographics

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Population

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The city of Raisio has 25,519 inhabitants, making it the 40th most populous municipality in Finland. The city of Raisio is part of the Turku region, which is the third largest urban area in Finland with 349,760 inhabitants. In Raisio, 12.2% of the population has a foreign background, which is above the national average.[11]

Population size of Raisio 1990–2020[11]
Year Population
1990
21,120
1995
22,268
2000
23,149
2005
23,799
2010
24,427
2015
24,290
2020
24,407

Languages

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Population by mother tongue (2023)[11]

  Finnish (87.9%)
  Russian (1.8%)
  Ukrainian (1.5%)
  Swedish (1.4%)
  Albanian (1.2%)
  Bosnian (0.9%)
  Estonian (0.8%)
  Other (5.8%)

Raisio is a monolingual Finnish-speaking municipality. The majority of the population - 21,916 people or 86.5% - speak Finnish as their first language. In Raisio, 364 people, or 1.4% of the population, speak Swedish.[12] 12% of the population of Raisio have a mother tongue other than Finnish or Swedish.[11] As English and Swedish are compulsory school subjects, functional bilingualism or trilingualism acquired through language studies is not uncommon.

At least 30 different languages are spoken in Raisio. The most common foreign languages are Russian (1.8%), Ukrainian (1.5%), Albanian (1.2%) and Bosnian (0.9%).[11]

Immigration

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Population by country of birth (2022)[12]
Nationality Population %
 Finland 22,585 90.6
 Soviet Union 331 1.3
 Yugoslavia 297 1.2
 Estonia 211 0.8
 Iraq 130 0.5
 Sweden 125 0.5
 Iran 91 0.4
 Poland 67 0.3
 Romania 67 0.3
 Somalia 61 0.2
 Ukraine 60 0.2
Other 773 3.1

In 2022, there were 2,685 persons with a migrant background living in Raisio, or 10.8% of the population.[note 1] The number of residents who were born abroad was 2,357, or 9.4% of the population. The number of persons with foreign citizenship living in Raisio was 2,357.[14] Most foreign-born citizens came from the former Soviet Union, the former Yugoslavia, Estonia and Iraq.[12]

The relative share of immigrants in Raisio's population is above the national average. Moreover, the city's new residents are increasingly of foreign origin. This will increase the proportion of foreign residents in the coming years.

Religion

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In 2023, the Evangelical Lutheran Church was the largest religious group with 62.1% of the population of Raisio. Other religious groups accounted for 2.9% of the population. 35.0% of the population had no religious affiliation.[15]

Notable residents

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Twin towns – sister cities

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Raisio is twinned with:

Notes

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  1. ^ Statistics Finland classifies a person as having a "foreign background" if both parents or the only known parent were born abroad.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-09-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  3. ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  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. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  6. ^ Suomen kunnallisvaakunat (in Finnish). Suomen Kunnallisliitto. 1982. p. 124. ISBN 951-773-085-3.
  7. ^ "Raision kaupunki - Raisio-nimen etymologia". www.raisio.fi. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Result service - Raisio - Varsinais-Suomen vaalipiiri - Parliamentary Elections 2019". Yle.fi. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Suurimmat työnantajat Raisiossa | Raisio". www.raisio.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  10. ^ "Raision rautatieasema". RKY.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Heritage Agency. 22 December 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  11. ^ a b c d e "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  12. ^ a b c "Number of foreign-language speakers grew by nearly 38,000 persons". Statistics Finland. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Persons with foreign background". Statistics Finland. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Population structure 2000-2022, urban-rural classification". Statistics Finland. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  15. ^ Key figures on population by region, 1990-2023 Statistics Finland
  16. ^ "Kalervo Kummola" (in Finnish and Swedish). Parliament of Finland. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  17. ^ "Ice Hockey Lions: Kummola, Kalervo". Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame (in Finnish). 1996. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
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